Hall David, Williams Jonathan
Community Paediatrics, Institute of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Arch Dis Child. 2008 Jan;93(1):11-3. doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.099143.
The term "safeguarding" is widely used but its meaning and its relationship to child protection have not been precisely defined. It is a more inclusive concept than child protection and emphasises not only the diagnosis and management of child abuse as conventionally understood but also the importance of recognising children in distress and intervening where possible to prevent a range of adverse outcomes. Achieving these goals will depend in part on greater awareness and more extensive training in psychosocial issues and the mental health of children and young people, and their parents.
“保障”一词被广泛使用，但其含义以及与儿童保护的关系尚未得到精确界定。它是一个比儿童保护更具包容性的概念，不仅强调传统意义上对儿童虐待的诊断和处理，还强调识别处于困境中的儿童并尽可能进行干预以防止一系列不良后果的重要性。实现这些目标部分将取决于提高对心理社会问题以及儿童、青少年及其父母心理健康的认识，并开展更广泛的培训。
