For instance, some models may be more focused on health outcomes,
others on child maltreatment, and still others on child development.
Not exact matches
Chapters 3, 4, and 5 focus
on specific recommendations for the
child protection system, the network of domestic violence service providers, and the juvenile or
other trial courts with jurisdiction over
child maltreatment cases.
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.
Documentation of the severity of psychological
maltreatment on a standardized form (see Professional Education Materials for example) can assist practices to develop an accurate treatment plan in conjunction with (or cooperation with)
other child health agencies.
Third, we focused our analyses
on childhood socioeconomic disadvantage,
maltreatment, and social isolation because previous research suggested a link between these measures and age - related disease.24, 31,33 However,
children may be exposed to
other significant adverse experiences, and research is needed to uncover them.
In this context, that is, of neurodevelopmental problems, parents theoretically can transmit to their
children an adverse environment and a genetic susceptibility to ADHD;
on the
other hand, a
child with a specific genotype (and at risk of hyperactivity and impulsivity) may behave in ways that elicit
maltreatment.
Abusive injuries to
children are most commonly found
on the skin, but the most serious injuries occur to the brain, abdomen and
other internal organs.53, 54 No single injury is diagnostic of abuse, but certain patterns of trauma can be highly specific for
maltreatment.
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).
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.
Children reared in a high - quality caregiving ecology are set on a positive developmental path that has the potential to produce long - term positive outcomes.68 Already vulnerable from the experiences of maltreatment and other environmental risk factors (for example, poverty and its associated stressors), the development of foster children is further compromised if they experience more trauma and instability while
Children reared in a high - quality caregiving ecology are set
on a positive developmental path that has the potential to produce long - term positive outcomes.68 Already vulnerable from the experiences of
maltreatment and
other environmental risk factors (for example, poverty and its associated stressors), the development of foster
children is further compromised if they experience more trauma and instability while
children is further compromised if they experience more trauma and instability while in care.
VPO major functions are: (a) Coordination of the development, implementation, and evaluation of two major programs: the ACT / Raising Safe Kids Program (parenting skills training and
child maltreatment prevention program) and The Effective Providers for Child Victims of Violence Program (training for mental health and other professionals on trauma, assessment tools and treatment models for children victimized by violence); (b) Development of training and educational materials, technical assistance and training to professionals and organizations participating in both programs; (c) Dissemination of research - based knowledge, information, and materials to professionals and the general public on violence, prevention and related topics through Web (www.actagainstviolence.apa.org), Facebook page www.Facebook.com/ACTRaisingSafeKids and other social media outlets; (d) Collaboration with other national associations, national collaboratives, and federal agencies to promote the contributions of psychology and psychologists to the understanding and prevention of viol
child maltreatment prevention program) and The Effective Providers for
Child Victims of Violence Program (training for mental health and other professionals on trauma, assessment tools and treatment models for children victimized by violence); (b) Development of training and educational materials, technical assistance and training to professionals and organizations participating in both programs; (c) Dissemination of research - based knowledge, information, and materials to professionals and the general public on violence, prevention and related topics through Web (www.actagainstviolence.apa.org), Facebook page www.Facebook.com/ACTRaisingSafeKids and other social media outlets; (d) Collaboration with other national associations, national collaboratives, and federal agencies to promote the contributions of psychology and psychologists to the understanding and prevention of viol
Child Victims of Violence Program (training for mental health and
other professionals
on trauma, assessment tools and treatment models for
children victimized by violence); (b) Development of training and educational materials, technical assistance and training to professionals and organizations participating in both programs; (c) Dissemination of research - based knowledge, information, and materials to professionals and the general public
on violence, prevention and related topics through Web (www.actagainstviolence.apa.org), Facebook page www.Facebook.com/ACTRaisingSafeKids and
other social media outlets; (d) Collaboration with
other national associations, national collaboratives, and federal agencies to promote the contributions of psychology and psychologists to the understanding and prevention of violence.
CDF uses the latest data compiled by the federal government to track national and state level data
on child maltreatment, foster care, and
other relevant
child welfare activities to assess trends and identify areas for improving the outcomes of
children involved in the
child welfare system.
In these systems, families with screened - in
child maltreatment reports may receive either a traditional investigation or an alternative assessment response, depending
on the type of allegation and
other considerations.
Synthesis of Research
on Disproportionality in
Child Welfare: An Update (PDF - 535 KB) Casey Family Programs (2006) Explores child maltreatment and disproportionality, the role race plays at various decision - making stages in child welfare, the extent of racially disparate treatment in child welfare, and how other social systems contribute to disproportionality in child wel
Child Welfare: An Update (PDF - 535 KB) Casey Family Programs (2006) Explores
child maltreatment and disproportionality, the role race plays at various decision - making stages in child welfare, the extent of racially disparate treatment in child welfare, and how other social systems contribute to disproportionality in child wel
child maltreatment and disproportionality, the role race plays at various decision - making stages in
child welfare, the extent of racially disparate treatment in child welfare, and how other social systems contribute to disproportionality in child wel
child welfare, the extent of racially disparate treatment in
child welfare, and how other social systems contribute to disproportionality in child wel
child welfare, and how
other social systems contribute to disproportionality in
child wel
child welfare.
On the
other hand, it can be assumed that official reports also lead to an underrepresentation of
child abuse because researchers found that many occurrences of
child maltreatment do not appear in official records (e.g., Fergusson et al. 2000; Finkelhor 2008; MacMillan et al. 2003).
This study was conducted to determine whether
child physical
maltreatment early in life has long - term effects
on psychological, behavioral, and academic problems in a community sample, independent of
other characteristics associated with
maltreatment.
To determine whether
child physical
maltreatment early in life has long - term effects
on psychological, behavioral, and academic problems independent of
other characteristics associated with
maltreatment.
Objective To determine whether
child physical
maltreatment early in life has long - term effects
on psychological, behavioral, and academic problems independent of
other characteristics associated with
maltreatment.