risk factors

Last reviewed 01/2018

These can be subdivided into characteristics of:

• the child
• the parent
• the society

NICE suggest risk factors for child maltreatment

"...Examples include

• parental or carer drug or alcohol misuse
• parental or carer mental health problems
• intra-familial violence or history of violent offending
• previous child maltreatment in members of the family
• known maltreatment of animals by the parent or carer
• vulnerable and unsupported parents or carers
• pre-existing disability in the child.."

Reference:

• NICE (March 2013). When to suspect child maltreatment.