How Do You Survive Allegations Of Child Abuse?
What should you do if you are accused of abusing your own child when you are innocent? What should you do when child protectives services decide to conduct an investigation because of alleged abuse? What do you do if your child has an accident such as a spiral fracture that arouses suspicions of hospital staff? • When your child has been injured always take your child in immediately for medical care if they have been injured seriously or are in a lot of pain. Often parents have been accused of being abusive when they did not take a questionable injury seriously and put off taking their children into a medical facility for immediate care. • If possible, with out risking further injury to your child, try to present your child with a clean hands and face, combed hair, and in clean clothes. Hospital officials need to think your child is well cared for. • Be aware of the “red flags” hospital staff and social workers use to identify abuse. • Often there are specific medical conditions such a
