Sentences with phrase «incidence of child abuse»

If you were a victim of domestic violence, if there was incidence of child abuse at home, or there are chances of them occurring in future, then mediation becomes a tricky issue.

Home visiting for first - time mothers and comprehensive early education and family support have been shown to be effective in reducing the incidence of child abuse and neglect.

They also see to influence and leverage state and federal funding for evidence - based programs that directly reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect and increase family resiliency.

The Office of Prevention and Family Support, within the Division, works in partnership with community - based organizations committed to reducing the incidence of child abuse and neglect by implementing evidence - based prevention and early intervention techniques to ensure positive outcomes for children and families.

Research has shown that protective factors are linked to a lower incidence of child abuse and neglect:

Five protective factors are linked to a lower incidence of child abuse and neglect.

Conclusions The presence of domestic violence may limit the effectiveness of interventions to reduce incidence of child abuse and neglect.

Research indicates that evidence - based home visiting programs should benefit the families who participate in them through improvements in maternal and child health, parenting attitudes and behaviors, better cognitive and social - emotional outcomes for children, and a lower incidence of child abuse and maltreatment.

To examine this issue further, the Federal government funds the National Incidence Study (NIS), which is an attempt to provide a more accurate estimate of the incidence of child abuse and neglect by including in its sample, children who were investigated by child protective service (CPS) agencies, children screened out by CPS without investigation, and children seen by community professionals who were not reported to CPS.

Research indicates that evidence - based home visiting programs should benefit the families through improvements in maternal and child health, parenting attitudes and behaviors, better cognitive and social - emotional outcomes for children, and a lower incidence of child abuse and maltreatment.

The Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs announced a multi million dollar package of assistance in response to the reported incidence of child abuse in Indigenous communities in far north Western Australia.

The incidence of child abuse, eating disorders, drug addiction, teen - age pregnancy, and sexual exploitation, as well as of infant mortality, suicide, and fatal accidents is increasing throughout the nation, the physicians said.

Poverty is also associated with higher rates of alcoholism and other substance abuse in the home; greater incidence of child abuse and neglect; and heightened family involvement in the criminal justice system.

Research shows that parents who participate in Parenting Journey improve parental skills, which are known to promote family well - being and to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect.

The Nurse - Family Partnership has been studied in three separate randomized controlled trials, which have shown positive effects on the mothers, including reduced incidence of child abuse, arrest, and welfare enrollment.

The insistence by supporters of abortion on demand that only «wanted children» be allowed to be born has not improved our infant mortality rates, which have remained among the worst in the industrialized world; nor has it helped us cope effectively with the incidence of child abuse, the frequency and severity of which have increased dramatically during this time.

Consider not just the appalling record of the twentieth century; consider as well the sullenness of so many high school students today, the emptiness of their elders in college, the despair of the underclass, the desperate fun - seeking of the jet set, the divorce rate, the incidence of child abuse, and on and on.

The Supporting Families in Crisis Program is in place to assist families with prevention services to reduce the incidences of child abuse.

Not exact matches

Priests may... appear more likely to molest children because cases of abuse come to light in huge waves... Allen suggests a final reason we hear so much more about Catholic abuse than transgressions in other religions: [the Church's] sheer size... «When you consider the per capita data,» says Allen, «I don't think they have a larger incidence than other faiths.»

Recession Tied to Rise in Child Abuse Injuries The incidence of «shaken baby syndrome» and other head trauma almost doubled, study found.

Child Maltreatment: Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences in East Asia and the Pacific Maltreatment of children - including physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; neglect; and exploitation - is all too prevalent in the East Asia and Pacific regions, a report from UNICEF finds.

For example, the first cycle of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect39 (CIS 1998) showed that 75 % of substantiated physical abuse of children occurred during episodes of physical punishAbuse and Neglect39 (CIS 1998) showed that 75 % of substantiated physical abuse of children occurred during episodes of physical punishabuse of children occurred during episodes of physical punishment.

The Nigerian Police force has said incidences of rape, women and child abuse, trafficking and other gender based offences which have been fallouts of violence against women and children would soon be a thing of the past following...

The researchers examined self - reported prevalence and incidence of several potentially traumatic event types, including physical and sexual abuse, among 2,235 children.

The incidence of abused or neglected children age 17 or younger has been decreasing since 2001, a federal study estimates.

Being unemployed — or holding multiple lower - paying part - time jobs — means greater stress, reduced nutrition, sleep deprivation, family discord, higher incidences of depression, greater alcohol, drug, spousal and child abuse, higher suicide rates and lower life expectancies.

Hurtful words directed at a child, for example, may have emotional or psychological effects that can harm a child as seriously — or even more seriously — than some incidences of physical or sexual abuse.

Darkness to Light is a non-profit organization whose mission is to reduce the incidence of child sexual abuse by shifting the responsibility from children to adults.

141 Sedlack and Broadhurst, The Third National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect: Final Report.

Presents background information on the incidence of parental substance abuse in Illinois child welfare cases and the federal waiver authority that allowed Illinois to focus on providing treatment services to substance abusing families in Cook County.

(14) J.V. Becker, M. S. Kaplan, C. E. Tenke and A. Tartaglini, «The Incidence of Depressive Symptomatology in Juvenile Sex Offenders with a History of Abuse,» Child Abuse and Neglect, 15 (1991): 531 - 536.

A subgroup analysis of high risk women who were unmarried and from low SES households (40 %) showed that home visits reduced the number of subsequent births (mean difference [MD] 0.5, p = 0.02), months that women received welfare (MD 29.9, p = 0.005), reports of behavioural impairment due to substance abuse (incidence 0.41 v 0.73, p = 0.005), records of arrests (incidence 0.16 v 0.90, p < 0.001), convictions (incidence 0.13 v 0.69, p < 0.001), and verified reports of child abuse and neglect involving the mother as perpetrator (incidence 0.11 v 0.53, p < 0.01).

Home visits reduced the number of verified reports of child abuse and neglect involving the mother as perpetrator (incidence 0.29 v 0.54, p < 0.001).

Social science literature has come out strongly in favour of shared parenting concluding that children in these relationships have superior academic, emotional, social and economic outcomes with drastically lower incidence of substance abuse, crime, and incarceration.

Respite and Crisis Care (PDF - 101 KB) FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community - Based Child Abuse Prevention (2007) Describes the components and benefits of respite programs, characteristics of families that need respite services, and research on the effectiveness of respite programs in reducing the incidence of child maltreatChild Abuse Prevention (2007) Describes the components and benefits of respite programs, characteristics of families that need respite services, and research on the effectiveness of respite programs in reducing the incidence of child maltreatchild maltreatment.

Andrea Sedlak and Diane Broadhurst, Third National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect, Final Report, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families (Sept. 1996), pp. 6 - 9.

Working with Court - Involved Military Families: The Effects of PTSD and Substance Abuse [Presentation Slides](PDF - 509 KB) Meyer (2012) Describes the incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, and child maltreatment in military families and focuses on the co-occurrence of these disorAbuse [Presentation Slides](PDF - 509 KB) Meyer (2012) Describes the incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, and child maltreatment in military families and focuses on the co-occurrence of these disorabuse, and child maltreatment in military families and focuses on the co-occurrence of these disorders.

If the incident counts of physical child abuse reported by child welfare agencies appropriately are adjusted into percentage format — as they have to be to speak in terms of «likelihoods» by taking into account actual numbers of children cared for by mothers and fathers, actual time spent directly caring for children by mothers and fathers, numbers of incidences per actual numbers of direct caregiver mothers and fathers — not to mention making adjustment to differentiate «neglect» reports from affirmative «physical abuse» — you will find that children are at many times more risk of physical abuse in the care of fathers than mothers, and at astronomically more risk for serious physical abuse and sexual abuse.

Third National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect, National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information P.O.Box1182 Washington, DC 20013 - 1182 Telephone: [phone], (800) FYI - 3366 FAX: [phone]; http://www.mhsource.com/hy/cabuse.html

Darkness to Light A media campaign to reduce the incidence of child sexual abuse through public awareness and education.

Risk factors lead to developmental delays: Children with risk factors, such as living in low - income households, abuse or neglect, prenatal exposure to alcohol or other substances, and low parental education, have a higher incidence of developmental delays and disabilities than the general population.

This unique book addresses the effects of PAS on parents and children, discusses issues surrounding reconciliation between parent and alienated child, and includes material published for the first time on incidence, gender, and false allegations of abuse in PAS.

Data from the Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect shows that children living with biological cohabiting parents are over four times as likely to be physically, sexually, and emotionally abused as those living with their own married parents.

Incidence and impacts of sexual abuse in a child outpatient sample: The role of direct inquiry.

Incidence, gender, & false allegations of child abuse, data on 84 parental alienation syndrome cases.

The epidemiology of child abuse: Findings from the Second National Incidence and Prevalence Study of Child Abuse and Nechild abuse: Findings from the Second National Incidence and Prevalence Study of Child Abuse and Neabuse: Findings from the Second National Incidence and Prevalence Study of Child Abuse and NeChild Abuse and NeAbuse and Neglect

If the incident counts of physical child abuse reported by child welfare agencies appropriately are adjusted into percentage format by taking into account actual numbers of children cared for by mothers and fathers, actual time spent directly caring for children by mothers and fathers, numbers of incidences per actual numbers of direct caregiver mothers and fathers — not to mention making adjustment to differentiate «neglect» reports from affirmative «physical abuse» — you will find that children are at many times more risk of physical abuse in the care of men than women, and at astronomically more riskfor serious physical abuse and sexual abuse.

Child Sexual Abuse and Rural Areas (PDF - 773 KB) Evans - Thompson, Brooks, & Green (2017) Vistas Online Discusses factors that contribute to the incidence of child sexual abuse in rural communiChild Sexual Abuse and Rural Areas (PDF - 773 KB) Evans - Thompson, Brooks, & Green (2017) Vistas Online Discusses factors that contribute to the incidence of child sexual abuse in rural communiAbuse and Rural Areas (PDF - 773 KB) Evans - Thompson, Brooks, & Green (2017) Vistas Online Discusses factors that contribute to the incidence of child sexual abuse in rural communichild sexual abuse in rural communiabuse in rural communities.

«When specific types of abuse under the Harm Standard are examined, it is apparent that the findings described in the previous paragraph stem from the disproportionate incidence of physical abuse among children in father - only households...»

Data from The Third National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (1996).