Sentences with phrase «decade of child maltreatment»

A decade of child maltreatment evaluation efforts: What have we learned?

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For each child, our cumulative index counts the number of maltreatment indicators during the first decade of life; 63.7 % of children experienced no maltreatment, 26.7 % experienced 1 indicator of maltreatment (hereinafter «probable» maltreatment), and 9.6 % experienced 2 or more indicators of maltreatment («definite» maltreatment).

Child maltreatment is a significant public health and social welfare problem, particularly in high - income countries1 and effective methods of prevention have begun to be identified during the past two decades.

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.

Cicchetti D. «An Odyssey of Discovery: Lessons Learned through Three Decades of Research on Child Maltreatment», American Psychologist (Nov. 2004): Vol.

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.

An odyssey of discovery: Lessons learned through three decades of research on child maltreatment