Child abuse in Winnipeg: hospital and community together.

Abstract

The Winnipeg Children's Hospital Child Protection Centre program for helping physically, sexually and emotionally abused children and their families is presented. The Protection Centre strongly advocates and works within a multidisciplinary approach which includes the hospital, child welfare agencies, the police and the justice system in case management and in carrying out intervention strategies and treatment plans. This approach is considered a most effective means of ensuring the care and protection of children.