A multidisciplinary team (MDT) is a group of professionals from diverse disciplines who come together to provide comprehensive assessment and consultation in abuse cases. While the MDT's primary purpose is to help team members resolve difficult cases, the MDT also fulfills a variety of additional functions. A MDT promotes coordination between agencies; provides a "checks [...]
Child abuse is a community health epidemic with long-term consequences for the child, the family, the community, and society. Every 35 seconds, a child in America is confirmed to have been abused or neglected. Every 6 hours, a child in America is killed by abuse or neglect. 1 in 4 girls [...]


