A follow up from Community Paediatric Review Vol 9, No 1, which looked at nurse home visiting for the prevention of child abuse. This edition discussed children's rights and some of the indicators that cause abuse, utilising an ecological framework that considers child factors, parent factors, family factors and environmental factors.

The most widely recognised approach to child abuse prevention is a model that draws together the concepts surrounding primary, secondary and tertiary intervention. Primary prevention refers to stopping abuse before it starts by targeting members of the community through broad-based programs directed at populations of people. Secondary prevention programs are aimed at early intervention in...