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The 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