{"title":"Safer Child Protective Services Reporting—the BEST Timeout Model","authors":"James B. Metz, Amy D. Roy, Andrea G. Asnes","doi":"10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.2721","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This Viewpoint discusses the BEST (Bias, Education and Support, Situational Awareness, and Transparency) Timeout model to reduce the impact of bias, improve clarity about families’ needs, and increase the likelihood that a full explanation for presenting complaints is gathered when considering reporting cases to Child Protective Services.","PeriodicalId":14683,"journal":{"name":"JAMA Pediatrics","volume":"116 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"JAMA Pediatrics","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.2721","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"PEDIATRICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This Viewpoint discusses the BEST (Bias, Education and Support, Situational Awareness, and Transparency) Timeout model to reduce the impact of bias, improve clarity about families’ needs, and increase the likelihood that a full explanation for presenting complaints is gathered when considering reporting cases to Child Protective Services.
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JAMA Pediatrics, the oldest continuously published pediatric journal in the US since 1911, is an international peer-reviewed publication and a part of the JAMA Network. Published weekly online and in 12 issues annually, it garners over 8.4 million article views and downloads yearly. All research articles become freely accessible online after 12 months without any author fees, and through the WHO's HINARI program, the online version is accessible to institutions in developing countries.
With a focus on advancing the health of infants, children, and adolescents, JAMA Pediatrics serves as a platform for discussing crucial issues and policies in child and adolescent health care. Leveraging the latest technology, it ensures timely access to information for its readers worldwide.