Child maltreatment Child maltreatment
Conditions
Interventions
The Child Abuse &
Neglect Readiness Package (CAN-Ready) contains a screening instrument (Screening instrument for Child Abuse &
Neglect, SCAN), training on child maltreatment and a hospital policy framework for child maltreatment.
Sponsors
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Eligibility
Age
No minimum to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - For the clinical effectiveness, thus the screening instrument, all children aged 0 to 18 years presenting to the emergency department are included. - For the implementation evaluation including training, all stakeholders (meaning all ED personnel) are included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Hospitals are excluded when the ED does not provide care for children aged 0-18 years old or when the hospital already has adequate comparable screening strategies in place in accordance with the CAN-Ready (screening instrument, training and hospital policy)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Screening rate including negative versus positive screening results, compared between baseline measure and at 3 and 6 months after implementation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Implementation evaluation through surveys and semi-structured interviews, assessing barriers and facilitators, and changes in level of confidence. | — |
Countries
Malta, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden
Contacts
Public ContactF. Hoedeman
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Outcome results
None listed