However, this intervention did not significantly reduce
child maltreatment among mothers reporting more than 28 incidents of domestic violence (21 % of sample).
Nativity and Immigration Status Among Latino Families Involved in the Child Welfare System: Characteristics, Risk, and Maltreatment Cardoso, Dettlaff, Finno - Velasquez, Scott, & Faulkner (2014) Children and Youth Services Review, 44 Discusses the incidence of
child maltreatment among Latino families based on the legal status and household structure of families involved in the child welfare system.
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.
Another complication in assessing rates of
child maltreatment among families participating in clinical trials is that the frequent contact with home visitors makes it more likely that child abuse or neglect will be identified and reported among families in the intervention group, whereas it may go unnoticed among families in the control group.
These findings approximate those of the more recent National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well - Being (NSCAW) that 20 percent of children in an investigation for abuse and neglect had a mother who, by either the child welfare worker's or mother's account, was involved with drugs or alcohol; that figure rises to 42 percent for children who are placed into foster care.7 These studies have clearly established a positive relationship between a caregiver's substance abuse and
child maltreatment among children in out - of - home care and among children in the general population.
Not exact matches
Mark Chaffin and his colleagues at the University of Oklahoma found that PCIT significantly reduced the recurrence of
child maltreatment and related service costs
among physically abusive families of elementary school
children.
«Our findings clearly support the contention that
child or adolescent
maltreatment specifically is an important risk factor for maladaptive functioning in young adulthood
among women with childhood ADHD, particularly with respect to depression, anxiety, and suicidal behavior,» Guendelman said.
«
Among youth, suicide ranks high as a cause of death, and is often preceded by childhood trauma, bullying or other abuse,» he said, calling prevention of
child maltreatment essential.
ABC targets several key issues that have been identified as problematic
among children who have experienced early
maltreatment and / or disruptions in care.
Conversely, Caucasian
children (79 % of the
child population versus 51 % of all substantiated victims) and Asian and Pacific Islander
children (4 % of the population versus 1 % of substantiated victims) are underrepresented
among victims of
child maltreatment.
Among children whose abuse was so serious that they entered foster care, the rate of substance abuse was about three times higher.8 Thus, substance abuse by parents of victims of
child abuse may not be as common in the general
child welfare services - involved population as often believed, but substance abuse appears to be a significant contributor to
maltreatment.
Substance abuse Substance abuse by a
child's parent or guardian is commonly considered to be responsible for a substantial proportion of
child maltreatment reported to the
child welfare services.1 Studies examining the prevalence of substance abuse
among caregivers who have maltreated their
children have found rates ranging from 19 percent2 to 79 percent or higher.3 One widely quoted estimate of the prevalence of substance abuse
among care - givers involved in
child welfare is 40 to 80 percent.4 An epidemiological study published in the American Journal of Public Health in 1994 found 40 percent of parents who had physically abused their
child and 56 percent who had neglected their
child met lifetime criteria for an alcohol or drug disorder.5
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.
There was a significant three - way interaction
among maltreatment, genotype, and social supports in predicting
children's depression scores (P < 0.0001).
Overall, the authors concluded that the program did little to prevent
child abuse.58 They also noted that the home visitors rarely expressed concerns about
child maltreatment, even
among families for whom other measures suggested significant problems.
: Time to Recurrence
Among Frequency Encountered Families in CPS (PDF - 162 KB) Zhang, Fuller, & Nieto (2013)
Children and Youth Services Review, 35 (5) Analyzes the association between the timing of prior
child maltreatment intervals and the likelihood of repeat
maltreatment.
Federal Interagency Work Group on
Child Abuse and Neglect The Federal Interagency Work Group on Child Abuse and Neglect provides a forum for collaboration among Federal agencies with an interest in preventing child maltreat
Child Abuse and Neglect The Federal Interagency Work Group on
Child Abuse and Neglect provides a forum for collaboration among Federal agencies with an interest in preventing child maltreat
Child Abuse and Neglect provides a forum for collaboration
among Federal agencies with an interest in preventing
child maltreat
child maltreatment.
Although the overall rate of
child maltreatment is lower
among military families compared to civilian families, rates of
child maltreatment have risen faster
among military families, particularly in the last decade.
Epidemiological Perspectives on
Maltreatment Prevention (PDF - 416 KB) Wulczyn The Future of Children, 19 (2), 2009 Describes and differentiates among the three primary sources of national data on child maltreatment and explores how the data is used to plan and implement maltreatme
Maltreatment Prevention (PDF - 416 KB) Wulczyn The Future of
Children, 19 (2), 2009 Describes and differentiates
among the three primary sources of national data on
child maltreatment and explores how the data is used to plan and implement maltreatme
maltreatment and explores how the data is used to plan and implement
maltreatmentmaltreatment programs.
For instance, in their prospective study
among young adolescents, Garber and Flynn (Garber and Flynn, 2001) found that negative self - worth develops as an outcome of low maternal acceptance, a maternal history of depression and exposure to negative interpersonal contexts, such as negative parenting practices, early history of
child maltreatment, negative feedback from significant others on one's competence, and family discord and disruption.
Prevalence of
Maltreatment Among Youths in Public Sectors of Care Miller, Green, Fettes, & Aarons (2011) Child Maltreatment, 16 (3) View Abstract Examines multiple types of maltreatment across five public sectors of care using data from youths aged 11 to 18 enrolled in one of the f
Maltreatment Among Youths in Public Sectors of Care Miller, Green, Fettes, & Aarons (2011)
Child Maltreatment, 16 (3) View Abstract Examines multiple types of maltreatment across five public sectors of care using data from youths aged 11 to 18 enrolled in one of the f
Maltreatment, 16 (3) View Abstract Examines multiple types of
maltreatment across five public sectors of care using data from youths aged 11 to 18 enrolled in one of the f
maltreatment across five public sectors of care using data from youths aged 11 to 18 enrolled in one of the five sectors.
Relationships
among Child Maltreatment, Picture Completion Test, and Posttraumatic Symptoms: Two Examinations Using WISC - III for Japanese
Children
As intended, states targeted counties with high rates of poverty,
child maltreatment, and premature birth,
among other indicators of risk.
There were significantly fewer cases of
child maltreatment in the home - visited group
among mothers who reported 28 or fewer incidents of violence over the 15 - year period.
: Time to Recurrence
Among Frequency Encountered Families in CPS Zhang, Fuller, & Nieto (2013) Children and Youth Services Review, 35 (5) Examines the association between the interval between previous maltreatment intervals and the likelihood of future maltreatment occurrence among children who encountered multiple maltreatment recurre
Among Frequency Encountered Families in CPS Zhang, Fuller, & Nieto (2013)
Children and Youth Services Review, 35 (5) Examines the association between the interval between previous maltreatment intervals and the likelihood of future maltreatment occurrence among children who encountered multiple maltreatment recu
Children and Youth Services Review, 35 (5) Examines the association between the interval between previous
maltreatment intervals and the likelihood of future
maltreatment occurrence
among children who encountered multiple maltreatment recurre
among children who encountered multiple maltreatment recu
children who encountered multiple
maltreatment recurrences.
An ecological - transactional analysis of
children and contexts: The longitudinal interplay
among child maltreatment, community violence, and
children's symptomatology.
The aims of this study were to examine how the quantity (i.e., the amount of shared activities) and quality (i.e., perceived quality of the father -
child relationship) of father involvement are differently related to internalizing and externalizing behavior problems
among preadolescents at risk of
maltreatment and test if these associations are moderated by father type and
child maltreatment.
Resilience and protective factors
among people with a history of
child maltreatment: a systematic review.
We measured
child maltreatment investigations, indicated reports, and out - of - home care placements from birth to age five
among 2,487
children born to youth in foster care between 2000 and 2008.
Child maltreatment characteristics as predictors of heterogeneity in internalizing symptom trajectories among children in the child welfare sy
Child maltreatment characteristics as predictors of heterogeneity in internalizing symptom trajectories
among children in the
child welfare sy
child welfare system.
Depression
among caregivers of young
children reported for
child maltreatment.
However, though the overall rate remains lower, researchers have noted that substantiated reports of
child maltreatment have risen faster
among military families than civilian families, particularly in the last decade.
Others are using analytics at a higher, community level to understand the associations
among various factors and the incidence of
child maltreatment.
Effects of an evidence - based parenting program on biobehavioral stress
among at - risk mothers for
child maltreatment: A pilot study.
Opinions
among mandated reporters toward
child maltreatment reporting policies.
Effects of Multiple
Maltreatment Experiences Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Youth Boxer & Terranova (2008) Child Abuse and Neglect, 32 (3) View Abstract Examines the extent to which different forms of maltreatment may account for variations in youths» emotional and behavior
Maltreatment Experiences
Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Youth Boxer & Terranova (2008)
Child Abuse and Neglect, 32 (3) View Abstract Examines the extent to which different forms of
maltreatment may account for variations in youths» emotional and behavior
maltreatment may account for variations in youths» emotional and behavioral problems.
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maltreatment among university women /
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[jounal] Harper, F.W.K / 2004 / The role of shame in predicting adult anger and depressive symptoms
among victims of
child psychological
maltreatment / Journal of Family Violence 19 (6): 367 ~ 375
Vulnerability to depression: A moderated mediation model of the roles of
child maltreatment, peer victimization, and serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region genetic variation
among children from low socioeconomic status backgrounds.
Interactions of
child maltreatment and serotonin transporter and monoamine oxidase A polymorphisms: Depressive symtomatology
among adolescents from low socioeconomic status backgrounds
Association of
child maltreatment and depressive symptoms
among Puerto Rican youth.
Examining the relationship between
child maltreatment and severity of attachment difficulties
among children five years of age and older.
Symptom Trajectories
Among Child Survivors of
Maltreatment: Findings from the Longitudinal Studies of
Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN).