Messages from Research. Safeguarding Children Across Services provides a summary of what we currently know about child protection and addresses the key issues facing todays practitioners. Based on the latest research, it gives practical and accessible advice for those involved in safeguarding children.The book begins by defining the different forms of abuse and their effects, and examining the effectiveness of universal preventative measures such as education programmes. The core of the book evaluates methods for intervention following abuse, beginning with a consideration of general interventions which help parents to modify their