Neglect can have a serious and long-lasting effect on children's development. It is a complex and multi-faceted area of work, raising questions about identifying and evidencing neglect and determining the correct threshold for intervention. Ten Top Tips for Identifying Neglect will help workers to consider their role in identifying and responding to child neglect. Each chapter presents a basic 'tip' in an accessible style, including understanding why parents neglect their children, the lessons to be learned from serious case reviews and how best to intervene.
