Checklist to Evaluate Child for Neglect

• adequate clothing?

• adequate hygiene?

• an appropriate affect for the situation?

• an appropriate interaction with parents for the situation?

• adequate emotional support from the parents?

• adequate nutrition?

• adequate growth and development for age?

• evidence of periodic assessment for possible health problems?

• access to health care?

• access to required medications?

• an adequate level of education?

• evidence of exposure to hazards in the home?

• evidence of exposure to hazards outside of the home?

• a pattern of injuries or toxic ingestions suggesting inadequate supervision?

• domestic violence?

• familial substance abuse?

• parental depression or mental illness?

• absence of parent?

• poverty or unemployment?