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Child Abuse Pediatrics
Child Abuse Pediatrics is the child abuse pediatrics subspecialty practice that serves pediatric victims of maltreatment including abuse, neglect, and exploitation from Orange County and the surrounding communities.
The child abuse medical providers are board-certified child abuse pediatricians and a pediatric board-certified nurse practitioner. The team is staffed and supervised under contract with the JUCI School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics.
The three child abuse pediatric specialists maintain teaching responsibilities within the medical school and coordinate the training and education of medical students, nurse practitioner students, and pediatric and family medicine residents through standardized rotations with the CAST team.
In addition, medical services coordinate medical response with many multidisciplinary providers throughout Orange County including law enforcement, social services, county prosecutors, victim advocates, and court services, as well as community mental health and primary care providers.
