Sentences with phrase «rates of child maltreatment»

Recent studies have also confirmed the relationship between parental deployment and rates of child maltreatment and neglect involving the at - home caregiving spouse (Gibbs et al. 2007; Rentz et al. 2007).

A recent series of meta - analyses showed that worldwide prevalence rates of child maltreatment ranged from 0.3 % based on studies using maltreatment reports of professionals to 36.6 % based on self - report studies (Stoltenborgh et al. 2014).

Model care resulted in significantly lower rates of child maltreatment in all the outcome measures: fewer child protective services reports, fewer instances of possible medical neglect documented as treatment nonadherence, fewer children with delayed immunizations, and less harsh punishment reported by parents.

Understanding the Geospatial Relationship of Neighborhood Characteristics and Rates of Maltreatment for Black, Hispanic, and White Children Freisthler, Bruce, & Needell Social Work: A Journal of the National Association of Social Workers, 52 (1), 2007 View Abstract Presents the results of a study examining how neighborhood characteristics are associated with rates of child maltreatment for Black, Hispanic, and White children.

Casey said the indicators available on the map were «carefully selected based on their association with rates of child maltreatment at different levels of geography and their availability to the public.»

13 - 33 % reductions in county - wide rates of child maltreatment, hospital visits for maltreatment injuries, and foster - care placements for children age 0 - 8, two years after random assignment.

In a randomized controlled evaluation of the Healthy Families Massachusetts program, M. Ann Easterbrooks and her colleagues at Tufts University found that some (but not all) subsamples of the families in the state program showed higher rates of child maltreatment and neglect than families not enrolled in the program.

The brief includes the analysis of survey data from program participants on child safety in the home, observed parenting practices, parental stress and parenting efficacy, self - reported parenting practices, and rates of child maltreatment.

Has evidence to show that offering Triple P to an entire community (as opposed to targeting «at risk» families) can reduce rates of child maltreatment, foster care placements and hospitalizations from child abuse injuries.

In clinical trials and real - world evaluations, Triple P has been shown to have long - lasting and widespread effects for families and communities: building stronger family relationships, improving children's problem behaviour and ADHD symptoms, reducing parental stress and partner conflict, reducing rates of child maltreatment and foster care placement, and reducing anxiety and / or depression in children and parents.

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

If home visiting programs target the most at - risk families (i.e., young and poor parents, parents with a history of child maltreatment), the research suggests that these programs may positively influence parents» support of their children's learning and reduce rates of child maltreatment.

In many European countries, home visiting is a routine part of maternal and child health care, although the practice is less established in Canada and the United States.7 Over the past 30 years, one of the most promising prevention strategies targeted at decreasing rates of child maltreatment has been to provide health services, parenting education, and social support to pregnant women and families with young children in their own homes.

One measurement challenge is that states have different reporting and investigation requirements that hinder comparisons of rates 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.

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.

In many European countries, home visiting is a routine part of maternal and child health care, although the practice is less established in Canada and the United States.7 Over the past 30 years, one of the most promising prevention strategies targeted at decreasing rates of child maltreatment has been to provide health services, parenting education, and social support to pregnant women and families with young children in their own homes.

The brief includes the analysis of survey data from program participants on child safety in the home, observed parenting practices, parental stress and parenting efficacy, self - reported parenting practices, and rates of child maltreatment.

The initiative is targeted at improving child and family outcomes, including decreasing rates of child maltreatment and improving parenting practices that may decrease risk for 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.

Not exact matches

Fatherless children have rates of incarceration, criminal activity, possession of firearms, poverty, drug and alcohol abuse, teen pregnancy, incompletion of school, and overall parental neglect and maltreatment alarmingly higher than their two - parent counterparts.

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.

Finally, it is possible that if researchers and policymakers were to begin an in - depth examination of where child maltreatment (including by other students) and educator misconduct of all kinds occurs more according to school type — public schooling, private schooling, or homeschooling — they might find that a higher rate of harm is associated with institutional schooling.

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

The multiplicity of settings in which participants obtained health care in Denver and low rates of state - verified cases of child abuse and neglect in the target population made it impossible to use medical and child - protective - service records to assess obstetric, newborn, childhood - injury, and child maltreatment outcomes in the current trial.

Isolated psychological maltreatment has had the lowest rate of substantiation of any type of child maltreatment.

As previously described, 46 the measure of childhood maltreatment includes (1) maternal rejection assessed at age 3 years by observational ratings of mothers» interaction with the study children, (2) harsh discipline assessed at ages 7 and 9 years by parental report of disciplinary behaviors, (3) 2 or more changes in the child's primary caregiver, and (4) physical abuse and (5) sexual abuse reported by study members once they reached adulthood.

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 wave III interview, completed by 15 197 young adults in 2001 — 2002 (77.4 % response rate), included retrospective measures of child maltreatment.

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.

Few prevention programs have been rigorously evaluated, and only a few have proven effective.60, 61 Health - care based prevention programs, including parent education programs to reduce rates of abusive head trauma, and improving physician ambulatory care practices to help families decrease risk factors for child maltreatment have shown good initial results, but require further evaluation.62, 63 Specific intensive home visitation programs such as nurse home visiting programs for first - time mothers have proven to be both clinically and cost effective in preventing maltreatment.64, 65 However, a program of nurse home visitation has been found ineffective as a treatment model for abusive and neglectful families, highlighting the importance of primary prevention, as well as the need to rigorously evaluate potential treatments for abusive families.66 Child welfare services are historically structured as short - term interventions that monitor families for recidivism, provide parenting education and assist with referrals to community - based servchild maltreatment have shown good initial results, but require further evaluation.62, 63 Specific intensive home visitation programs such as nurse home visiting programs for first - time mothers have proven to be both clinically and cost effective in preventing maltreatment.64, 65 However, a program of nurse home visitation has been found ineffective as a treatment model for abusive and neglectful families, highlighting the importance of primary prevention, as well as the need to rigorously evaluate potential treatments for abusive families.66 Child welfare services are historically structured as short - term interventions that monitor families for recidivism, provide parenting education and assist with referrals to community - based servChild welfare services are historically structured as short - term interventions that monitor families for recidivism, provide parenting education and assist with referrals to community - based services.

Repeat Maltreatment in Alaska: Assessment and Exploration of Alternative Measures (PDF - 1055 KB) Vadapalli & Passini (2015) Examines recurring child maltreatment reporting trends between 2005 and 2013 to determine the differing rates of substantiated and unsubstantiaMaltreatment in Alaska: Assessment and Exploration of Alternative Measures (PDF - 1055 KB) Vadapalli & Passini (2015) Examines recurring child maltreatment reporting trends between 2005 and 2013 to determine the differing rates of substantiated and unsubstantiamaltreatment reporting trends between 2005 and 2013 to determine the differing rates of substantiated and unsubstantiated reports.

An estimated 1,560 children died because of maltreatment, with the highest rates of victimization in the first year of life — 20.6 per 1,000 children.1 Research demonstrates that outcomes for children who survive child maltreatment (defined as neglect, abuse, or a combination of the two) are poor, with performance below national norms in a range of outcomes areas, including psychosocial and cognitive well - being and academic achievement.2, 3,4 The costs to society overall of these children not reaching their full potential and the lower than expected productivity of adult survivors of abuse are estimated at as much as $ 50 - 90 billion per year in the U.S. 5,6 These findings underscore the need for strategies to prevent child maltreatment in order to improve outcomes for children, families and communities.

Findings from the 2007 CFSR showed a disparity in services provided to in - home cases, compared to foster care cases, and children receiving in - home services had higher rates of repeat maltreatment.

Some maltreated children likely remained in our comparison sample, given the prevalence rate of maltreatment in the general population.15 However, any bias introduced in our estimates would be toward zero if maltreated children in our comparison group had higher expenditures on average compared with nonmaltreated children.

Reducing rates of maltreatment, supporting struggling families and improving pediatric and adult outcomes for victims requires community - wide strategies, with true collaboration between child welfare, judicial, education, health and mental health colleagues to advocate for programs that are adequately tested and shown to be effective.

Findings from the second CFSR (2007) showed a disparity in services that were provided to in - home cases compared to foster care cases, and children receiving in - home services were found to have a higher rate of repeat maltreatment.

As intended, states targeted counties with high rates of poverty, child maltreatment, and premature birth, among other indicators of risk.

Colorado's Strong Start Study: Helping Young Families Affected by Substance Use Build Protective Factors to Prevent Maltreatment [Presentation Slides](PDF - 557 KB) University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Technical Assistance (TA) Institute (2013) Highlights the collaborative partnership between the Colorado Department of Human Services» Division of Early Childhood and Division of Behavioral Health to address the increase in substance use by women since the mid-1980s, the rate of prenatal drug exposure, and child mMaltreatment [Presentation Slides](PDF - 557 KB) University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Technical Assistance (TA) Institute (2013) Highlights the collaborative partnership between the Colorado Department of Human Services» Division of Early Childhood and Division of Behavioral Health to address the increase in substance use by women since the mid-1980s, the rate of prenatal drug exposure, and child maltreatmentmaltreatment.

Childhood maltreatment is associated with significantly higher rates of mortality,1 - 3 obesity,1,4 - 7 and human immunodeficiency virus infection.1, 8 Children who experience maltreatment also have significantly more mental health problems1,9 - 14 and are as much as 5 times more likely to attempt suicide.1, 15 Maltreated children are also more likely to engage in criminal behavior than other children1, 16,17 and are more than 50 % more likely to have a juvenile record than other children.17 Child maltreatment also has substantial sociaChildren who experience maltreatment also have significantly more mental health problems1,9 - 14 and are as much as 5 times more likely to attempt suicide.1, 15 Maltreated children are also more likely to engage in criminal behavior than other children1, 16,17 and are more than 50 % more likely to have a juvenile record than other children.17 Child maltreatment also has substantial sociachildren are also more likely to engage in criminal behavior than other children1, 16,17 and are more than 50 % more likely to have a juvenile record than other children.17 Child maltreatment also has substantial sociachildren1, 16,17 and are more than 50 % more likely to have a juvenile record than other children.17 Child maltreatment also has substantial sociachildren.17 Child maltreatment also has substantial social costs.

«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.

Forty - one states selected communities with higher rates of premature birth, and 37 states selected communities with higher unemployment rates and child maltreatment rates than the statewide average.

To do this, they completed detailed needs assessments, including determining the level of risks to family and child well - being (such as poverty, child maltreatment rates, and unemployment) in their communities as well as the existence of home visiting and other services to address those risks.

Compared to the nonintervention sample across time, the Strong Communities samples showed significant changes in the expected direction for social support, collective efficacy, child safety in the home, observed parenting practices, parental stress, parental efficacy, self - reported parenting practices, rates of officially substantiated child maltreatment, and rates of ICD - 9 coded child injuries suggesting child maltreatment.

33 % reduction in the rate of substantiated child maltreatment (10.9 cases of substantiated child maltreatment each year per 1,000 children age 0 - 8 in Triple P counties vs. 16.3 cases in control counties).

At the start of the study, there were no statistically significant differences between the Triple P and control group counties in observable characteristics (e.g., child maltreatment rates over the prior five years, poverty rates, racial composition).

The rate of substantiated child maltreatment, as of 2014, has shown little change over the past five years, though it is significantly lower than in 1990.

In 2014, black children had a reported maltreatment rate of 15.3 per thousand children, American Indian and Alaskan Native children had a reported maltreatment rate of 13.4, and children of multiple races had a rate of 10.6 per thousand.

The Americans» Changing Lives Study which involved 3617 participants found that higher levels of parental stress were related to poorer self - rated health in parents.2 Moreover, parental stress is a known risk factor for child maltreatment and family violence, both of which are increasing globally.3 These early adverse events are detrimental to children's health and development.