The Helfer Society-The Helfer Society

The purpose of the Helfer Society is to promote education and training in the medical aspect of child abuse and neglect, to advocate for improved resources for research, clinical practice and education, to strengthen research, to promote high ethical standards for practice and research, to assist in establishing guidelines for clinical practice, to develop collaborative relationships with other professional organizations, to emphasize the importance of the field of child abuse and neglect within medicine, and to honor individual physicianls contributions to the physical and emotional health of victims of child abuse and neglect.