Smoke Free SafeCare for Smoking Behaviors

"Severe physical abuse or neglect are evident in 20% of these cases. The signs were found in one case of severe sexual abuse. As these are subtle signs, it has been suggested that most parents with a history of severe maltreatment would not recognise these signs as signs of abuse. Further studies are required to establish this point of confidence. We also found that a history of maltreatment is associated with developmental delays and delayed development. These include difficulties with social and emotional development, speaking and hearing and coordination. These are the key signs associated with children being abused. Further understanding of the signs may help clinicians to identify cases of abuse and, with better methods of diagnosis, may allow earlier intervention to avert these tragic consequences." - Anonymous Online Contributor

"The treatment in maltreated children varies depending on the kind of maltreatment they have experienced. Treatment is often limited and focuses only on short-term effects in cases of neglect. Child Protective Services may respond to child abuse with short-term supportive treatment that often focuses on attachment issues, developmental delays, and social issues. Child Protective Services may also respond to child maltreatment by providing permanent supportive treatment to help the family work through trauma, which will help the child grow into a healthy, resilient adult. Finally, child Protective Services may also work to ensure that children have access to comprehensive care with an emphasis on the protection of children regardless of their socioeconomic status." - Anonymous Online Contributor

"The main complaint of clients attending this service was persistent sexual urges, followed by a desire for elimination and to be cured of these urges. The most common form of elimination tried was injecting solutions of cocaine or amphetamines, which were the most used illicit drugs." - Anonymous Online Contributor

"More than 4 million US children experience maltreatment. As treatment for children, it is important to be aware of the prevalence of maltreatment and to ensure that the child receives needed care. The fact that only about half of the surveyed children received treatment reflects the need for a broader network of child protection agencies and for more extensive training in evidence-based preventive services." - Anonymous Online Contributor

"The risk of child maltreatment is a combination of genetics, prenatal, perinatal, postnatal, and childhood risk factors. Genetic risk factors contribute to a significant proportion of risk of child maltreatment in most societies." - Anonymous Online Contributor

"Maltreatment, child may be defined as being neglected, abused or beaten by either or both parents. It was common for children and especially boys to be involved in maltreatment in the home and to participate in other forms of maltreatment, mainly sexual abuse." - Anonymous Online Contributor

"We developed smoke-free safecare programmes with smokers being offered these alternatives. These programmes improved quality of life in individuals with maltreatment, child. This was associated with a lower smoking status and with reduced medical comorbidity." - Anonymous Online Contributor

"More progress has been made in the last ten years toward tobacco control and smoking protection. Although more harm can be done by inhalation than by smoke, the progress is worthwhile because of the potential for smoking to be reduced. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control includes health in its goal of reducing tobacco use. In developing countries, smokeless tobacco use is common. In certain parts of the world, the use of tobacco is [the dominant form of tobacco use] that is not completely smoke free. In industrialized countries, there is a substantial reduction in the use of other types of tobacco." - Anonymous Online Contributor

"Findings from a recent study suggest that, in general, family abuse and neglect are associated with both the occurrence and severity of emotional disturbances in adulthood." - Anonymous Online Contributor

"Safecare clinics encourage the use of smoke free spaces for clients arriving for treatment. We observed reduced exposure to secondhand smoke at all venues analysed." - Anonymous Online Contributor

"Safefacare has reduced the overall prevalence of dental disease by around 10 percent to 21 per cent (and by almost 4 percent in children), compared to the prevalence in the controls. Safefacare was found to be more effective than a control in reducing the progression of untreated caries into severe dental decay in all the age groups and in children. The findings from the present review suggest that the intervention has significantly more profound and long term impacts on the oral health of the population as a whole instead of simply having a short-term effect of a few minutes a day." - Anonymous Online Contributor

"In a recent study, findings add further evidence that child abuse/neglect is highly associated with adverse outcomes in adult psychopathology. In a recent study, findings support the development of specific and effective programs to prepare child abusers/neglecters to improve their psychological adjustment." - Anonymous Online Contributor