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Increasing Abused Children's Access to Evidence-Based Treatment: Diffusion via Parents as Consumers

Primary Children’s Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: kevin.gully{at}intermountainmail.org.

	Abstract

This investigation evaluated an experimental protocol employed by nurses with parents to increase access to evidence-based mental health treatment for children who are suspected victims of abuse. The protocol was compared with typical services during forensic medical examinations, first in a quasi-experimental design, then as a randomized controlled trial. In both studies, the protocol produced a significant increase in parental reports of having discussed evidence-based treatment during a mental health appointment within 1 month after the forensic medical examination. Likewise, both studies showed that the protocol produced a significant increase in parent-reported satisfaction with the forensic medical examination. Similarly, nurses viewed the protocol favorably. These findings suggest that this approach may be sustainable as a standard component of forensic medical examinations for children who are suspected victims of abuse.

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