Is it possible to overcome the enduring problem of child maltreatment‎?‎ In eradicating child maltreatment‎,‎ leading international figures in the field of child welfare address this enduring and thorny question‎,‎ setting out a public health approach to prevention‎.‎ It draws on groundbreaking research and practice on prevention and early intervention from around the globe spanning health‎,‎ social care‎,‎ education and criminal justice‎.‎ Contributors describe what is known about the incidence of child maltreatment‎,‎ how far we have succeeded in eradicating it‎,‎ which preventative strategies have been proven to be effective‎,‎ and offers evidenced recommendations for policy and practice‎.‎ Aiming to draw us nearer to the goal of a world free from child maltreatment first articulated by the visionary paediatrician dr‎.‎ C‎.‎ Henry kempe in 1978‎,‎ this important book provides new insights for professionals‎,‎ managers‎,‎ academics and policymakers across the range of child and family welfare services‎.‎