COMMITTEE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
The Committee provides pediatrician expertise and experience to the Commonwealth of MA in order to support legislative and administrative action that will improve the medical assessment of suspected abuse and of children entering foster care in the state.
- CATCH Grant Program
- Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
- Children’s Mental Health Task Force
- Climate Change Advocacy
- CME
- Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect
- Equity, Diversity and Anti-racism Committee
- Foster Care
- Immigrant Health
- Immunization Initiative
- Legislative
- Medicaid ACO Task Force
- Pediatric Council
- Resident and Medical Student Activities
In addition, the Committee serves as a forum for pediatricians dealing with child abuse and neglect in their practices to share current science and best practices and to support them in their work.
Chair – Sasha Svendsen, MD
Please contact Cathleen Haggerty at chaggerty@mcaap.org for more information.
