Sentences with phrase «effects on child maltreatment»

It should be noted, however, that Joanne Klevens and Daniel Whittaker conclude that many child abuse prevention programs that address a broad range of risk factors have not been carefully evaluated and that those that have been evaluated have generally been found to have little effect on child maltreatment or its risk factors.33

He cautions that many of the interventions have not been carefully evaluated and those that have been have shown little effect on child maltreatment or its risk factors.

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Although an NFP study conducted when children were 4 years old showed no effect, 18 another study found reductions in substantiated reports of child maltreatment 15 years after enrollment.19 Across a number of HFA studies there was no evidence of near - term effects on substantiated reports, 20,21,22,23 and there were no longer - term follow - up studies.

In many instances, the quality of the research is not sufficient to draw conclusions about the effects of a given model on child maltreatment.8

Although there are studies of home visiting that report effects of child maltreatment on child and family outcomes, relatively few of them use rigorous methods that support drawing causal inferences about effectiveness.

Meta - analyses of studies evaluating these programs show positive effects on the competence, efficacy and psychological health of the parents, as well as on the behaviour of the children.49, 50 A recent implementation study of a strategy for parenting and family support showed that families in the treatment group had far fewer cases of substantiated child maltreatment, abuse injuries and out - of - home placements.51

Maltreatment can have enduring effects on a child's developing brain, diminishing growth and reducing activity in key areas

We focus on this time period because young children have significantly higher rates of exposure to maltreatment compared with older children and early maltreatment is thought to have particularly harmful effects on a child's development.

In general, the research shows that home visiting programs have the greatest, albeit still modest, effect on parents» support for children's learning and in reducing the prevalence of child maltreatment, but that these effects are strongest for the most disadvantaged program participants.

This includes improved birth, health and child development outcomes, and reductions in child maltreatment.15 A number of SNHV programmes have also shown favourable effects on healthcare usage, including rates of well - child healthcare visits.15

That is to say, behaviors that are not severe enough to be considered abusive or neglectful by legal definitions may nonetheless have detrimental effects on children's development.10 In this way, improving parenting practices may be an important way to prevent child maltreatment.

A diagnosis of psychological maltreatment is facilitated when a documented event or series of events has had a significant adverse effect on the child's psychological functioning.

Contextual factors, notably the family environment and wider community, are also important because they may moderate the developmental effects of child maltreatment, thereby accounting for some of the heterogeneity in the outcomes associated with abuse and neglect (Zielinski and Bradshaw, 2006; Berry, 2007); the extent to which children who get hit experience impaired health or development depends on its frequency and whether it occurs in a low - warmth / high - criticism environment (DoH, 1995).

Rutter & Quinton (1977) found that factors existing in children's social environment were linked to health - risk behaviors later in life, and were the first researchers to describe neglect, abuse, and other forms of maltreatment (what would later be considered adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs) in terms of their cumulative effect, range of adversity, and wide - reaching impact on both mental and physical health over the course of an individual's lifetime.

The effect of the nurses and paraprofessionals on responsive mother - child interaction indicates that the program was operating as intended in helping parents provide more sensitive and responsive care for their children, which is thought to promote secure attachment and healthy emotional and behavioral development.49 The reductions in subsequent pregnancies and increases in interpregnancy intervals are particularly important as short interpregnancy intervals increase the risk of child maltreatment (including infant homicide among teen parents) 50 and compromise families» economic self - sufficiency.51

The concentration of beneficial nurse effects on the emotional, language, and mental development of children born to mothers with low psychological resources in the current trial is consistent with corresponding nurse effects on child abuse, neglect, and injuries among children born to low - resource mothers in earlier trials of this program.10, 17,19 The vulnerable and low - vitality emotion classifications are relevant to child maltreatment.

This paper reviews the literature on the psychological effects of child maltreatment.

Indeed, Jay Belsky incorporated all of these risk factors into his process model of parenting, 11 and data from multiple studies support links to child well - being.12 In an experiment on the effectiveness of a program for low - birth - weight infants, Lawrence Berger and Jeanne Brooks - Gunn examined the relative effect of both socioeconomic status and parenting on child abuse and neglect (as measured by ratings of health providers who saw children in the treatment and control groups six times over the first three years of life, not by review of administrative data) and found that both factors contributed significantly and uniquely to the likelihood that a family was perceived to engage in some form of child maltreatment.13 The link between parenting behaviors and child maltreatment suggests that interventions that promote positive parenting behaviors would also contribute to lower rates of child maltreatment among families served.

However, for both child abuse and parent stress, the average effect sizes were not different from zero, suggesting a lack of evidence for effects in these areas.108 Earlier meta - analytic reviews have also noted the lack of sizable effects in preventing child maltreatment — again citing the different intensity of surveillance of families in the treatment versus control groups as an explanation (though the authors did report that home visiting was associated with an approximately 25 percent reduction in the rate of childhood injuries).109 Another review focusing on the quality of the home environment also found evidence for a significant overall effect of home - visiting programs.110 More recently, Harriet MacMillan and colleagues published a review of interventions to prevent child maltreatment, and identified the Nurse - Family Partnership and Early Start programs as the most effective with regard to preventing maltreatment and childhood injuries.

Studies of HFA, NFP, and PAT find effects for certain subgroups of their samples, but show no overall impact of program participation on reductions in child maltreatment.

Although an NFP study conducted when children were 4 years old showed no effect, 18 another study found reductions in substantiated reports of child maltreatment 15 years after enrollment.19 Across a number of HFA studies there was no evidence of near - term effects on substantiated reports, 20,21,22,23 and there were no longer - term follow - up studies.

Results indicate that childhood maltreatment has persistent effects on the PTSD symptoms of IPV survivors, suggesting that child maltreatment may need to be addressed in addition to IPV during PTSD treatment.

In many instances, the quality of the research is not sufficient to draw conclusions about the effects of a given model on child maltreatment.8

Although there are studies of home visiting that report effects of child maltreatment on child and family outcomes, relatively few of them use rigorous methods that support drawing causal inferences about effectiveness.

The program of prenatal and infancy home visiting by nurses, tested with a primarily white sample, produced a 48 percent treatment - control difference in the overall rates of substantiated rates of child abuse and neglect (irrespective of risk) and an 80 percent difference for families in which the mothers were low - income and unmarried at registration.21 Corresponding rates of child maltreatment were too low to serve as a viable outcome in a subsequent trial of the program in a large sample of urban African - Americans, 20 but program effects on children's health - care encounters for serious injuries and ingestions at child age 2 and reductions in childhood mortality from preventable causes at child age 9 were consistent with the prevention of abuse and neglect.20, 22

Emotional maltreatment includes caregiver actions that result in, or has the potential to result in adverse effects on the child's emotional health and development.

In general, the research shows that home visiting programs have the greatest, albeit modest, effect on parents» support for children's learning and in reducing the prevalence of child maltreatment, but that these effects are strongest for the most disadvantaged program participants.

Estimating the Effects of Head Start on Parenting and Child Maltreatment Zhai, Waldfogel, & Brooks - Gunn (2013) Children and Youth Services Review, 35 (7) View Abstract Examines the effects of Head Start participation on parenting and child maltreatment in a large and diverse sample of low - income families in large U.S. cities using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well - Being SChild Maltreatment Zhai, Waldfogel, & Brooks - Gunn (2013) Children and Youth Services Review, 35 (7) View Abstract Examines the effects of Head Start participation on parenting and child maltreatment in a large and diverse sample of low - income families in large U.S. cities using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well - Maltreatment Zhai, Waldfogel, & Brooks - Gunn (2013) Children and Youth Services Review, 35 (7) View Abstract Examines the effects of Head Start participation on parenting and child maltreatment in a large and diverse sample of low - income families in large U.S. cities using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well - Being Schild maltreatment in a large and diverse sample of low - income families in large U.S. cities using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well - maltreatment in a large and diverse sample of low - income families in large U.S. cities using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well - Being SChild Well - Being Study.

Research suggests that children in households with domestic violence may be at an increased risk for child maltreatment.13 - 16 Although some child maltreatment may be caused directly by the male perpetrators of domestic violence, other incidents may result from the effects of domestic violence on the mothers» caregiving capacities (eg, through injury, mental distress, and restricted mobility).

A recent review offers ambiguous support for the relation between home visitation and reductions in child maltreatment.2 The findings from several large - scale home - visitation efforts have shown disappointing short - term results in reducing family violence and child maltreatment.4, 9 A 15 - year follow - up study of the Elmira trial families, however, provided the first evidence from a randomized trial for the long - term effects of home visitation on reducing child maltreatment.10 Results from the follow - up showed that nurse - visited families had half as many child maltreatment reports as families in the comparison group.

Five programs showed favorable effects in some aspect of child maltreatment reduction: (1) Child FIRST showed a favorable effect on family involvement with child protective services53; (2) Early Start on 2 measures, including the percentage who went to the hospital for accident, injury, or accidental poisoning, and parents» report of severe or very severe physical assault25, 26; (3) EHS had a favorable effect on physical punishment at 36 months66; (4) HFA showed 14 favorable impacts on measures of parenting behaviors, such as corporal punishment, self - reported serious physical abuse, and aggression, 30,50,67 — 69 and 1 measure of the biological mother as a confirmed subject of sexual abuse report by the child's seventh birthday50; and (5) NFP had favorable effects on 7 measures, including health care encounters for injuries or ingestions and substantiated abuse or neglect 15 years after program enrollment.34, 35,42,70,71 One program, Healthy Steps, showed no effect on 1 measure in this domachild maltreatment reduction: (1) Child FIRST showed a favorable effect on family involvement with child protective services53; (2) Early Start on 2 measures, including the percentage who went to the hospital for accident, injury, or accidental poisoning, and parents» report of severe or very severe physical assault25, 26; (3) EHS had a favorable effect on physical punishment at 36 months66; (4) HFA showed 14 favorable impacts on measures of parenting behaviors, such as corporal punishment, self - reported serious physical abuse, and aggression, 30,50,67 — 69 and 1 measure of the biological mother as a confirmed subject of sexual abuse report by the child's seventh birthday50; and (5) NFP had favorable effects on 7 measures, including health care encounters for injuries or ingestions and substantiated abuse or neglect 15 years after program enrollment.34, 35,42,70,71 One program, Healthy Steps, showed no effect on 1 measure in this domaChild FIRST showed a favorable effect on family involvement with child protective services53; (2) Early Start on 2 measures, including the percentage who went to the hospital for accident, injury, or accidental poisoning, and parents» report of severe or very severe physical assault25, 26; (3) EHS had a favorable effect on physical punishment at 36 months66; (4) HFA showed 14 favorable impacts on measures of parenting behaviors, such as corporal punishment, self - reported serious physical abuse, and aggression, 30,50,67 — 69 and 1 measure of the biological mother as a confirmed subject of sexual abuse report by the child's seventh birthday50; and (5) NFP had favorable effects on 7 measures, including health care encounters for injuries or ingestions and substantiated abuse or neglect 15 years after program enrollment.34, 35,42,70,71 One program, Healthy Steps, showed no effect on 1 measure in this domachild protective services53; (2) Early Start on 2 measures, including the percentage who went to the hospital for accident, injury, or accidental poisoning, and parents» report of severe or very severe physical assault25, 26; (3) EHS had a favorable effect on physical punishment at 36 months66; (4) HFA showed 14 favorable impacts on measures of parenting behaviors, such as corporal punishment, self - reported serious physical abuse, and aggression, 30,50,67 — 69 and 1 measure of the biological mother as a confirmed subject of sexual abuse report by the child's seventh birthday50; and (5) NFP had favorable effects on 7 measures, including health care encounters for injuries or ingestions and substantiated abuse or neglect 15 years after program enrollment.34, 35,42,70,71 One program, Healthy Steps, showed no effect on 1 measure in this domachild's seventh birthday50; and (5) NFP had favorable effects on 7 measures, including health care encounters for injuries or ingestions and substantiated abuse or neglect 15 years after program enrollment.34, 35,42,70,71 One program, Healthy Steps, showed no effect on 1 measure in this domain.65

Boys Will Be Boys: Understanding the Impact of Child Maltreatment and Family Violence on the Sexual, Reproductive, and Parenting Behaviors of Young Men (PDF - 793 KB) Kahn & Paluzzi (2006) Describes the long - term effects of child maltreatment and family violence on males, and discusses the roles of practitioners, policymakers, advocates, and educators in addressing these isChild Maltreatment and Family Violence on the Sexual, Reproductive, and Parenting Behaviors of Young Men (PDF - 793 KB) Kahn & Paluzzi (2006) Describes the long - term effects of child maltreatment and family violence on males, and discusses the roles of practitioners, policymakers, advocates, and educators in addressing tMaltreatment and Family Violence on the Sexual, Reproductive, and Parenting Behaviors of Young Men (PDF - 793 KB) Kahn & Paluzzi (2006) Describes the long - term effects of child maltreatment and family violence on males, and discusses the roles of practitioners, policymakers, advocates, and educators in addressing these ischild maltreatment and family violence on males, and discusses the roles of practitioners, policymakers, advocates, and educators in addressing tmaltreatment and family violence on males, and discusses the roles of practitioners, policymakers, advocates, and educators in addressing these issues.

Finding a significant interaction effect when the maltreatment outcome focused on reports involving only mothers as perpetrators rules out the possibility that the effects observed were the result of the same partners committing violence against both the mothers and the children.

In addition, many of the early intervention programs that have been shown to have positive treatment effects are resource intensive and target high - risk families, on the basis of socioeconomic status, childhood disabilities, parental substance use, or child maltreatment.1

Edleson (2004) In Protecting Children From Domestic Violence: Strategies for Community Intervention Describes the effect of domestic violence on children and debates the policy of defining exposure to domestic violence as a form of child maltrChildren From Domestic Violence: Strategies for Community Intervention Describes the effect of domestic violence on children and debates the policy of defining exposure to domestic violence as a form of child maltrchildren and debates the policy of defining exposure to domestic violence as a form of child maltreatment.

Topics include the child protection team; the effects of maltreatment on child development; attachment, separation, and care; behavioral interventions; cultural competence; and permanency.

Mobility as a mediator of the effects of child maltreatment on academic performance.

Faucetta currently works on the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Evaluation (MIHOPE) project, which aims to assess the implementation and effects of home visiting programs intended to prevent child maltreatment, improve maternal and child health outcomes, and increase school readiness.

She currently works on MIHOPE, a large - scale evaluation that assesses the effects of home visiting programs on maternal and child health outcomes, child maltreatment, and school readiness.

The site contains a host of articles on child development, maltreatment, and the effects of trauma.

Research overwhelmingly points to the benefits of supporting children and families at an early age to prevent maltreatment and its negative effects on brain development before they occur.

«As home visiting programs go to scale, states should consider replicating this study using their administrative data and appropriate statistical methods to create a robust comparison group capable of generating rigorous findings regarding the effects of early intervention efforts on child maltreatment rates,» said Dr. Deborah Daro, Senior Research Fellow at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.

Faucetta currently works on the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Evaluation (MIHOPE) project, which aims to assess the implementation and effects of home visiting programs intended to prevent child maltreatment, improve maternal and child health outcomes, and increase sch

(NBER Working Paper No. 12171), authors Janet Currie and Erdal Tekin focus on the effect of child maltreatment on crime using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health).

This article describes the effects on the brain and later child development of chronic early maltreatment.

Specifically, she is interested in the effects of early adverse circumstances (including maltreatment and poverty) on children's social and academic development.

Green, B.L., Ayoub, C., Bartlett, J.D., Von Ende, A., Furrer, C., Chazan - Cohen, R., Vallotton, C. & Klevens, J. (2014) The Effect of Early Head Start on Child Welfare System Involvement: A First Look at Longitudinal Child Maltreatment Outcomes, Children and Youth Services Review.

His efforts resulted in the establishment of Trauma Center, that consist of a well - trained clinical team specializing in the treatment of children and adults with histories of child maltreatment, that applies treatment models that are widely taught and implemented nationwide, a research lab that studies the effects of neurofeedback and MDMA on behavior, mood, and executive functioning, and numerous trainings nationwide to a variety of mental health professional, educators, parent groups, policy makers, and law enforcement personnel.

For a better understanding of the effects of maltreatment on child development, it is important according to van IJzendoorn and Bakermans - Kranenburg1 to examine the mechanisms involved in the development of disorganized attachments and the capacity for resilience so unexpectedly displayed in some maltreated children.

Evidence suggests that early intervention can mitigate the negative consequences of child maltreatment, exerting long - term positive effects on the health of maltreated children entering foster care.