NAPNAP releases new Position Statement on Child Maltreatment

May 18, 2011

For Immediate Release

Contact:  Felicia K. Taylor, Director of Membership, Chapters & Communication
Phone:     856/857-9700                                                
Fax:         856/857-1600                                                
Email:      ftaylor@napnap.org

CHERRY HILL, NJ (May 18, 2011) The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners’ (NAPNAP) Executive Board  approved a new NAPNAP Position Statement on Child Maltreatment.

Child maltreatment is a major public health concern in the U.S. and has negative consequences on emotional and physical development in children which often with effects lasting a lifetime and into future generations.

This Position Statement supports efforts for primary prevention of child maltreatment, including assessing for risk and protective factors, educating parents and caregivers and providing assistance to families in crisis. The statement also encourages all pediatric nurse practitioner programs and other medical training programs to include comprehensive education in the area of child maltreatment. NAPNAP also supports increased funding for further child maltreatment research studies, including prevention efforts, intervention research and theory testing.

To view the statement online click here.

The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners would like to acknowledge the contribution of the Child Maltreatment and Neglect (CMN) Special Interest Group (SIG) and the following members for their contribution to this statement: Gail Hornor, MS, CPNP (CMN SIG Chair), Pamela Herendeen, DNP, CPNP (CMN SIG Co-Chair), Saribel Quinones, DNP, PNP-BC.

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NAPNAP is committed to improving the health care of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. An association of nearly 7,500 health care providers throughout the United States, NAPNAP has 48 Chapters nationwide. For more information, call 856/857-9700 or visit NAPNAP's Website at www.napnap.org.

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