Further child protection resources – links
References to sources and additional information on the topic of child protection.
RCPCH position statements and other guidance (on main RCPCH website)
- Child protection medical examination for young people – statement (2016)
- Healthcare standards for children and young people in secure settings (2023)
- Equal protection from assault in England and Northern Ireland: Prohibiting physical punishment of all children (2024)
- Protection of children in conflict and child refugees – statement (2016)
- Refugee and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people – guidance (2022)
Guidance from other organisations
- Abusive head trauma and the eye in infancy – guidance (Royal College of Ophthalmologists) (2013)
- coramBAAF – Adoption & Fostering Academy
- Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine (FFLM) publications
- Radiological investigation of suspected physical abuse in children – guidance (Royal College of Radiologists) (2017)
- Role and scope of medical examinations when there are concerns about child sexual abuse: a scoping review (Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse) (2019)