Facts and Recommendations regarding When Medical Institutions Report Potential Abuse to Child Guidance Centers: A Cross-Sectional Study

• Main Authors: Mio Urade (Author), Misao Fujita (Author), Atsushi Tsuchiya (Author), Katsumi Mori (Author), Eisuke Nakazawa (Author), Yoshiyuki Takimoto (Author), Akira Akabayashi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Medical institutions are required to report suspected cases of child abuse to administrative agencies, such as child guidance centers in Japan. It is left to the discretion of the medical institutions whether to notify the family of the child or the center. However, it is unclear what ki...