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Addressing Violence in Pediatric Practice, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America. The Clinics: Internal Medicine Volume 70-6

  • Book

  • October 2023
  • Region: North America
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 5917355
In this issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Joel A. Fein and Megan H. Bair-Merritt bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Addressing Violence in Pediatric Practice. Pediatricians can play a major role in violence prevention through recognition of and intervention for inadequate parenting, provision of social support to families, recognition and management of behavior problems, and promotion of preschool and early childhood education programs. This issue provides current information to pediatricians as they seek to support their parents and families and prevent violence against children.- Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including suicide prevention in children and adolescents; response to mass shootings; mental health and violence in children and adolescents; bullying and school violence; media exposure and violence; and more.- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on addressing violence in pediatric practice, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

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Table of Contents

The Epidemiology of Violence Exposure in Children
Supporting Intimate Partner Violence Survivors and Their Children in Pediatric Healthcare Settings
The Health Care Provider's Role in Addressing Adolescent Relationship Abuse
Assault Injury and Community Violence
Suicide Prevention in Pediatric Health Care Settings
Firearm Injury Prevention
Child Maltreatment
Bullying and School Violence
A Developmentally Informed Approach to Address Mass Firearm Violence
Violence Exposure and Trauma-Informed Care
Mental Health and Violence in Children and Adolescents
Media Influences on Children and Advice for Parents to Reduce Harmful Exposure to Firearm Violence in Media
Violence Prevention in Pediatrics: Advocacy and Legislation

Authors

Joel A. Fein Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, The Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania Co-Director, Center for Violence Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Megan H. BairMerritt Professor, Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine.