The ISPCAN Huddle model is designed as a case-based, multidisciplinary learning and systems improvement approach that examines a real child maltreatment case through a 360-degree retrospective review framed by a public health perspective. The Huddle, created by a panel of global experts in public health, and all related disciplines with Haruv Institute, was designed to train multidisciplinary child protection professionals and policy makers to strengthen assessment and intervention practices in cases of child maltreatment. Policy Huddles engage policymakers, NGO leaders, researchers, and system administrators. Using the same case-based analytical framework, these sessions focus on identifying systemic gaps, fiscal implications, and policy reform opportunities. The discussions translate case evidence into policy priorities, prevention investments, and multisector governance strategies that support a public health approach to child maltreatment.
This case was successfully identified and addressed through community vigilance, trained local structures, and coordinated multi-sectoral response.
Key actors—including the Parish Child Wellbeing Committee (PCWC), LC1 leadership, school personnel, Probation and Social Welfare Officer (PSWO), Police Child and Family Protection Unit (CFPU), health services, and NGOs—worked together to ensure:
•Timely identification of risk
•Safe disclosure and immediate protection
•Access to health and psychosocial services
•Legal accountability for the perpetrator
•Safe alternative care and reintegration into school
This case demonstrates that functional, well-supported community systems can effectively prevent, detect, and respond to child abuse.
