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The integration, awareness, and utilization of a public health approach in child maltreatment interventions among child protection and healthcare workers in Ghana requires specific policy and practice recommendations to shift focus from post-incident treatment to prevention. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine the degree to which child protection and healthcare professionals integrate the public health approach into child maltreatment intervention practices.

September 15, 2026The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social and Community StudiesOpen Access

Exploring the Use of the Public Health Approach in Child Protection in Ghana

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HDHadih A. Deedat SVSarah Vengen ACAlexander Chips

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Mixed-methods study evaluates integration of the public health approach among child protection and healthcare workers, highlighting gaps between prevention frameworks and reactive interventions.

Key Points

To examine the degree to which child protection and healthcare professionals integrate the public health approach into child maltreatment intervention practices.
Conducted an exploratory mixed-methods study across four regions in Ghana approved by institutional and national health service ethics review boards.
Surveyed and interviewed 113 child protection workers and healthcare professionals regarding their awareness, knowledge, and application of public health strategies for child maltreatment.
Identified that existing child protection practices predominantly rely on reactive, post-maltreatment treatment rather than early prevention.
Characterized professional awareness and practical utilization gaps concerning the integration of public health prevention frameworks into routine child protection workflows.

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Deedat et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa913c79013453be30a1e6a https://doi.org/10.18848/2324-7576/cgp/a313

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September 15, 2026The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social and Community StudiesOpen Access

Exploring the Use of the Public Health Approach in Child Protection in Ghana

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Authors

HDHadih A. Deedat SVSarah Vengen ACAlexander Chips

Discussion

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Overview

Mixed-methods study evaluates integration of the public health approach among child protection and healthcare workers, highlighting gaps between prevention frameworks and reactive interventions.

Key Points

To examine the degree to which child protection and healthcare professionals integrate the public health approach into child maltreatment intervention practices.
Conducted an exploratory mixed-methods study across four regions in Ghana approved by institutional and national health service ethics review boards.
Surveyed and interviewed 113 child protection workers and healthcare professionals regarding their awareness, knowledge, and application of public health strategies for child maltreatment.
Identified that existing child protection practices predominantly rely on reactive, post-maltreatment treatment rather than early prevention.
Characterized professional awareness and practical utilization gaps concerning the integration of public health prevention frameworks into routine child protection workflows.

Cite This Study

Deedat et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa913c79013453be30a1e6a https://doi.org/10.18848/2324-7576/cgp/a313

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