Medical Services
The UF Division of Child Protection and Forensic Pediatrics provides the following services:
- Child and family assessments
- Expert court testimony
- Medical diagnosis and evaluation of suspected child abuse and neglect, including sexual abuse
- Psychological and psychiatric evaluations
- Specialized and forensic interviews
- Telemedicine program to assist physicians in detecting child abuse in their local sites
- Training for child protection investigators
- Training for emergency room staff and other community medical providers on mandatory referral criteria
- Training for medical students, residents and graduate physicians on recognition and preventive practices for child abuse and neglect
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