King Abdullah International Medical Research Center/King Saud binAbdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia; National Family Safety Program, King Abdulaziz Medical City - Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pediatrics, King Abdullah Specialized Children's Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Saudi Arabia; King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: [Email]
Global efforts are being made to combat child maltreatment (CM); however, in 2011 the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's (KSA) response to this issue was found to be mediocre. Several developments have been implemented in KSA since then, and reevaluation is now necessary.