Publications
Assessment of physical child abuse risk in parents with children referred to child and adolescent psychiatry University of Antwerp
How child health care physicians struggle from gut feelings to managing suspicions of child abuse University of Antwerp
Dectection, diagnosis and prevention of child abuse : the role of the pediatrician Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The recognition of child abuse and the perceived need for intervention by school personnel of primary schools Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In 2015, 523 reports of suspected child abuse and neglect (CAN) were brought to the attention of the Confidential Center of Child Abuse and Neglect (CCCAN) of Brussels. Around 38% of these reports came from school personnel. This study investigated which factors affect the recognition of CAN by school personnel of Dutch-speaking primary education in Brussels and their intervention need. Two hundred seventy-nine staff members of 16 schools ...
Same-sex love in times of Dutroux : the articulation of homosexuality with child abuse in late 1990s’ Flemish print media Ghent University
Detection, diagnosis, and prevention of child abuse Vrije Universiteit Brussel
It is the pediatrician's role to promote the child's well-being and to help parents raise healthy, well-adjusted children. Today's pediatricians are confronted with a patient population in which there is a high prevalence of child abuse in its different presentations (physical, sexual, and psychological abuse and/or neglect). The immediate and long-term consequences of child abuse often are lifelong and even life-threatening in its most ...
Prevalence and Nature of Child Sexual Abuse in the Netherlands: Ethnic Differences? KU Leuven
Liabilities of a physician confronted with child abuse University of Antwerp
Recognition and reporting of child abuse by personnel of Flemish rural primary schools. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This study, performed in 2019, examined which factors influenced recognition of child abuse and the need to intervene of school staff of primary schools in Flemish rural areas. One hundred and fifty staff members of primary schools filled out the Questionnaire Assessment of Situations of Child Abuse and answered for each vignette questions regarding recognition and perceived intervention need. Although school staff recognized most of the ...