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Child abuse and mandatory reporting: A review in progress

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Grant Holland
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In Victoria, and to some extent Australia, the last two decades have seen some clarification in the classification of the various forms of child maltreatment and abuse. Currently, the major recognised forms of child abuse are acknowledged as being:

• physical abuse or non-accidental physical injury;

• sexual abuse and exploitation;

• emotional/psychological abuse; and

• neglect.

Type
Research Article
Information
Children Australia , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , 1997 , pp. 35 - 39
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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