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Neglect is a serious form of maltreatment. It is the persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical and/or psychological needs resulting in serious impairment of heath and/or development (Turney & Tanner 2005). Neglect has harmful consequences in the short and long term and it can be fatal. In practice, neglect exists as a continuum ranging from reactive and short term to chronic and severe neglect. Although relatively little attention has been paid to neglect in terms of research and policy, existing research challenges the common misconception that neglect is not as serious as other forms of child maltreatment.

Neglect is a complex phenomenon that is difficult to define. In the face of pluralistic notions of what constitutes adequate care, defining children’s needs and determining what constitutes neglect has been problematic. The lack of clarity around what child neglect means and includes has practical implications. As most neglectful families have complex needs, interventions frequently entail responses from different service providers.
Practitioners’ understandings of neglect, however, are often shaped by different professional backgrounds and can vary within and across different services. This can
contribute to vital pieces of information in neglect cases not being picked up, information being lost or not being effectively communicated across different agencies. An effective interagency approach is indispensable for successfully intervening in cases of child neglect and in safeguarding children.

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Description
Neglect is a serious form of maltreatment. It is the persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical and/or psychological needs resulting in serious impairment of heath and/or development (Turney & Tanner 2005). Neglect has harmful consequences in the short and long term and it can be fatal. In practice, neglect exists as a continuum ranging from reactive and short term to chronic and severe neglect. Although relatively little attention has been paid to neglect in terms of research and policy, existing research challenges the common misconception that neglect is not as serious as other forms of child maltreatment.

Neglect is a complex phenomenon that is difficult to define. In the face of pluralistic notions of what constitutes adequate care, defining children’s needs and determining what constitutes neglect has been problematic. The lack of clarity around what child neglect means and includes has practical implications. As most neglectful families have complex needs, interventions frequently entail responses from different service providers.
Practitioners’ understandings of neglect, however, are often shaped by different professional backgrounds and can vary within and across different services. This can
contribute to vital pieces of information in neglect cases not being picked up, information being lost or not being effectively communicated across different agencies. An effective interagency approach is indispensable for successfully intervening in cases of child neglect and in safeguarding children.

More info - [link]