Early assessment of the risk of child abuse in well-child care: The predictive validity of a family-centered approach

Claudia E. van der Put, Isidora J. Stolwijk and Sijmen A. Reijneveld

Children and Youth Services Review, 2026, vol. 180, issue C

Abstract: To prevent child abuse, effective early detection of risk factors is essential. In the Netherlands, a family-centered approach is used by well-child clinics for assessing infants’ social-emotional wellbeing and their developmental context. We aimed to assess the predictive validity of this family-centered approach for predicting future child welfare involvement, as a proxy for child abuse, and whether this clinical assessment could be improved by using a sum score (actuarial assessment).

Keywords: Child welfare involvement; Child abuse; Preventive child health care; Well-child care; Risk assessment; Family-centered approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108656

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