Child abuse and neglect experts’ determination of when a child being left home alone constitutes child neglect
Abstract Background Only 14 states have laws or guidelines regarding the minimum age a child may be left home alone. These ages range from 6 to 14 years. Our objective was to identify factors that influence child neglect determination by experts with regards to parents leaving children home alone. M...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-04-01
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| Series: | Injury Epidemiology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40621-018-0144-0 |