Clinical services

• Evaluation and management of suspected cases of child maltreatment including:
  • Providing immediate psychosocial and medical assessment of children and families, inpatient & Emergency Department evaluations
  • Pooling the knowledge and coordinating efforts of the various disciplines and professionals within the hospital and those of outside agencies, public and voluntary, serving an individual and the family
  • Making recommendations to cooperating agencies for treatment plans and long term care
• Safekids Clinic
  • Outpatient evaluation and management of victims of crime, eg. suspected sexual abuse
  • Follow-up of cases of maltreatment
    • Failure to thrive
    • Abusive head injury
    • Children in foster care
  • Primary care for children at risk for maltreatment, such as drug-exposed infants
• Membership in the Multidisciplinary Pediatric Education and Evaluation Consortium (MPEEC)
• Referrals for trauma-focused therapy for victims of violence including abuse.
• Expert testimony in juvenile and criminal court