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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 130, No. 11

Articles | November 01, 1973

The Concept of Child Advocacy

JOHN F. MCDERMOTT, JR.; WILLIAM M. BOLMAN; ALFRED M. ARENSDORF; RICHARD A. MARKOFF

Am J Psychiatry 1973;130:1203-1206.

Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Leahi Hospital, 3675 Kilauea Ave., Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Leahi Hospital, 3675 Kilauea Ave., Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Leahi Hospital, 3675 Kilauea Ave., Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

1973, The American Psychiatric Association

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The authors examine the concept of child advocacy in historical perspective, describing its antecedents as reflected in law, education, welfare, and child labor. Although it is not yet realized in practice, child advocacy seems to represent the recognition by society that the developmental needs of its children are so important that they must be ensured as rights to be promoted and protected.

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