How neglect can affect children of different ages, the potential association between neglect and sexual abuse and harm, and assessing the risk and protective factors for reunification with parents, when neglected children have been taken into care.
This guide provides an overview that may assist practitioners undertake risk assessments of neglect by helping provide understandings of neglect and setting out a framework from which to better identify, assess and intervene with children and families in this complex area of work.