Neglect and serious case reviews (PDF, 735KB) - nspcc

Contents
Executive Summary 7
1. The context of neglect and serious case reviews 16
1.1 Introduction 16
1.2 What is a serious case review? What is neglect in serious case reviews? 16
1.3 Why is this study important and what are its limitations? 17
1.4 Brief literature review about neglect in serious case reviews 18
Summary 19
2. Neglect in the lives of children who become the subject of
a serious case review – a statistical overview 20
2.1 Introduction 20
2.2 Results 21
2.3 The extent of neglect as a feature of the case
(n=83 from 139 cases from 2009–11) 33
Summary 37
3. A thematic analysis of neglect 40
3.1 Introduction 40
3.2 Extreme neglect and malnutrition 42
3.3 Medical neglect 48
3.4 ‘Accidents’ with some elements of forewarning – neglectful
supervision as key factor 54
3.5 Sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) 59
3.6 Neglect in combination with physical abuse 64
3.7 Suicide among young people 69
Summary 75
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