The British Case Conference in child sexual abuse: another model for America.

In 1990, I had an opportunity to observe the civic response to child sexual abuse in Leeds, England. During this time, I also attended the British Case Conference and found it to be a central event in the development of diagnosing and treating child abuse, especially sexual abuse. The purpose of this report is to describe this multidisciplinary, multiagency procedure that is used throughout Britain, and to offer opinions on its strengths and weaknesses.