The survey also found almost a third say they feel under more pressure to intervene in suspected child neglect cases than five years ago, with media attention on high-profile cases cited as the main cause for this.
Clare Tickell, chief executive of Action for Children, which surveyed nearly 2,000 pre- and primary school, nursery and health professionals for the research, said: "Frontline staff are key to identifying early signs of neglect and giving children and families long-term stable support to tackle the causes.
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