Within the UK, children in England and Northern Ireland are the only people who are not fully protected in law from assault. Scotland and Wales have paved the way towards the UK becoming a more equal society and better protecting children, leaving En... Read More about The time for debate is over: The health, education, and legal case for legislative change to prohibit and eliminate all physical punishment of children and to achieve equal protection from assault in England and Northern Ireland.
Elizabeth Fussey's Outputs (5)
RCPCH responds to NSPCC’s corporal punishment data (2024)
Digital Artefact
Rowland, A., Fussey, E., & Kennedy, L. RCPCH responds to NSPCC’s corporal punishment data. [Online]The negative health impacts of physical punishment in childhood are well documented, clear and need no further debate. Children who experience physical punishment are more likely to develop poorer mental health and are more likely to experience serio... Read More about RCPCH responds to NSPCC’s corporal punishment data.
Equal protection from assault in England and Northern Ireland (2024)
Report
Fussey, E., Gerry, F., Herbert, B., Havighurst, S., Higgins, D., Schaff, O., & Rowland, A. (2024). Equal protection from assault in England and Northern Ireland. London: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Child Protection - Update RCPCH Conference 2024 (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Fussey, E., & Rowland, A. (2024, March). Child Protection - Update RCPCH Conference 2024. Presented at Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Annual Conference 2024, Birmingham
Let's ditch age assessment X-Rays (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine