Metadata item type: | Data Element Concept |
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| METEOR identifier: | 269627 |
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| Definition: | The type of physical, sexual or emotional actions or inactions which have resulted in, or are likely to result in, significant harm or injury to a child, or risk of significant harm or injury to a child. |
| Context: | There are considerable variations across States and Territories in the recording of type of abuse and neglect, reflecting each jurisdiction's own definitions, legislation, policies and practices relating to child protection and child welfare. |
Child—abuse and neglect type
Object Class attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes
| Object class: | Child |
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| Definition: | An individual under the age of 18 years. |
| Specialisation of: | Person/group of persons |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australia Institute of Health and Welfare |
Property attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes
| Property: | Abuse and neglect type |
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| Definition: | The type of actions or inactions which have resulted in, or may result in, significant harm or injury to another person. |
| Property group: | Crisis event |
Source and reference attributes
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Data element concept attributes
Relational attributes
| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Child—other type of abuse or neglect
Has been superseded by Child—primary type of abuse or neglect
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| Data Elements implementing this Data Element Concept: | Child—abuse and neglect type, code N
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