When Child Maltreatment Is Suspected, Should Children Be Allowed to Remain

question 13

Essay

When child maltreatment is suspected, should children be allowed to remain in their own home? How much risk of child maltreatment is too much risk? What effect does it have on children to be removed from their home?

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