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Item The association of depression with child abuse among Indonesian adolescents(BMC Pediatrics, 2020) Dhamayanti, M., Noviandhari, A., Masdiani, N., Pandia, V., & Sekarwana, N.Background: Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health problems among adolescents. Mental health problems might be the result of child abuse considering that their prevalences are increasing simultaneously in Indonesia. The aim of this study was to determine the association between depression and a history of abuse among adolescents. Methods: An analytic cross-sectional study was conducted on 786 junior high school students from Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia. Subjects were selected using two-stage cluster sampling. The Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI) and the ISPCAN Child Abuse Screening Tool (ICAST) questionnaires were applied to assess depression and a history of abuse, respectively. Depression was diagnosed by a psychiatrist after a positive score on the CDI. The data were analysed using chi-square tests and multiple regression. Results: A history of child abuse was associated with depression in adolescents. All dimensions of child abuse had a significant association with depression. Psychological violence had the highest risk factor for the occurrence of depression (PR = 6.51), followed by exposure to violence and physical violence. Sexual violence was not a common dimension of child abuse among students. Psychological violence had the strongest association with depression, and victims were three times more likely to develop depression (POR = 3.302, p = 0.004). Conclusion: Psychological violence was proven to be a strong risk factor for developing depression symptoms among adolescent students. While each victimization domain remained a significant predictor of depression, the experience of multiple domains during a child’s life-course may predict mental health risk. Early detection and interventions to prevent abuse and its consequences are critical.Item CALiO™ – Cornerstone of Evidence-Based Practice for Nationally Dispersed Field Professionals(National Children's Advocacy Center, 2016) King, D. N., & Wells, M. K.One of the greatest challenges for field professionals is ready access to research, guidelines, protocols and best practices that contribute to evidence-based practice. This is particularly true for professionals working in agencies that provide social services, without access to academic or organizational collections. The problem is further exacerbated when the professionals are located in local organizations throughout the U.S. and abroad. The Child Abuse Library Online (CALiO™) was launched over a decade ago by the National Children’s Advocacy Center to specifically address this problem. The National Children’s Advocacy Center, a non-profit organization funded primarily through federal grants and other contributions was first established more than 30 years ago, and remains the primary center for training and information dissemination. Over 900 Children’s Advocacy Centers, structured as formal working collaborations between law enforcement, district attorney offices, and health and victim services agencies combat child maltreatment. This paper offers an overview of the unique needs of widely dispersed field professionals working with allied goals but varied expertise, the fundamental principles guiding the policies and services of CALiO™, and an overview of usage patterns by these professionals. In addition to the targeted services of CALiO™ for the professionals affiliated with Children’s Advocacy Centers, CALiOTM has expanded its purview to include all professionals in fields related to child abuse and neglect, domestic and globally. These professionals include employees of Child Welfare Services and other social agencies, law enforcement, and the courts, and medical and mental health professionals who are not allied with Children’s Advocacy Centers. This paper also discusses CALiO™Collections, the open access repository of multilingual scholarly and research publications, practice guidelines and international documents. CALiO™ Collections contains over 2,700 open access publications, videos, and materials related to child maltreatment, trafficking, and commercial exploitation. The unusual strategy for populating CALiO™Collections and its usage are briefly examined.