"Childhood maltreatment" refers to any actions or behaviors that harm or neglect children, such as physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect.
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Sentences with «childhood maltreatment»
- The impact of childhood maltreatment history on parenting: A comparison of maltreatment types and assessment methods. (cambridge.org)
- Provides information, data, major findings, and publications about one of the largest investigations ever conducted to assess associations between childhood maltreatment and later - life health and well - being. (childwelfare.gov)
- Because children with an experience of early childhood maltreatment come from more disadvantaged families and neighborhoods, one might expect their academic performance to lag behind that of other children. (educationnext.org)
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