[Caring for the shaken child and his/her family]

Abstract

The infant victim of shaken baby syndrome, also known as non-accidental head trauma, is, in some cases, admitted to a social nursery after hospitalisation, within the framework of a legal placement. Professionals are then in charge of accompanying him and his family, in order to lead them on the path of psychological and physical reconstruction.

Keywords: accompagnement; judicial placement; non-accidental head injury; nursery; placement judiciaire; pouponnière; shaken baby syndrome; support; syndrome du bébé secoué; traumatisme crânien non accidentel.