By becoming aware of the research related to
children’s disclosure of sexual abuse and risk factors for recantation, MDTs should be able to bridge
the gap between research and their investigative process, provide a more ...
Child Welfare Information Gateway(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau, 2017)
This factsheet discusses state laws and regulations that specify the procedures that state child protection agencies must follow when responding to reports of suspected child abuse or neglect. The issues addressed include ...
Gershoff, E. T.(Center for Effective Discipline, 2008)
The main goal of this report is to provide a concise review of the empirical research to date on the effects physical
punishment has on children. This report was created for parents and others who care for children, ...
Cornell, D., Huang, F., Konold, T., Shukla, K., Malone, M., Datta, P., Jia, Y., Stohlman, S., Burnette, A., & Meyer, J. P.(Curry School of Education, University of Virginia., 2016)
The purpose of this project was to develop a standard model for the assessment of school climate and safety guided by authoritative school climate theory. We devised and tested student and school staff versions of the ...
Kloess, J. A., Woodhams, J., Whittle, H., Grant, T., & Hamilton-Giachritsis, C. E.(Sexual abuse: A journal of research and treatment, 2017)
The aim of the present study was to (a) assess the reliability with which indecent
images of children (IIOC) are classified as being of an indecent versus nonindecent
nature, and (b) examine in detail the decision-making ...
Garofalo, C., & Bogaerts, S.(Sexual abuse: A journal of research and treatment, 2017)
The present study investigated multivariate associations between attachment styles
and personality disorders (PDs)—and the mediating role of trust—in a sample of child
molesters (n = 84) and a matched control group from ...
Adams, W., Flynn, A., & Urban Institute(Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2017)
Examines commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) cases prosecuted in the federal criminal justice system between 2004 and 2013. CSEC offenses include child pornography production, child pornography possession, ...
Kimber, M., McTavish, J. R., Couturier, J., Boven, A., Gill, S., Dimitropoulos, G., & MacMillan, H. L.(BMC Psychology, 2017)
Child maltreatment and eating disorders are significant public health problems. Yet, to date, research has focused on the role of child physical and sexual abuse in eating-related pathology. This is despite the fact that ...
Levenson, J. S., Baglivio, M., Wolff, K. T., Epps, N., Gomez, K. C., & Kaplan, D.(Advances in Social Work, 2017)
Social workers often find themselves working with children or adolescents who
have been victims of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including youths who have
ended up in the juvenile justice system. Childhood trauma ...
The quality review is based on the criteria established by the Swedish government for the country’s Barnahus and the quality criteria that the US-based National Children’s Alliance, the American association of Barnahus, ...
Green, A. E., Trott, E., Willging, C. E., Finn, N. K., Ehrhart, M. G., & Aarons, G. A.(Child Abuse & Neglect, 2016)
Child neglect is the most prevalent form of child maltreatment and represents 79.5% of open child-welfare cases. A recent study found the evidence-based intervention (EBI) SafeCare® (SC) to significantly reduce child neglect ...
This resource represents a collaborative effort to take the best information from a variety of
sources and develop a tool that could be used among organizations advancing two-generation
approaches to address the needs ...
Bonner, B. L., Walker, C. E., Berliner, L., & Center, S. A.(Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, 2002)
This manual presents an outline of each of the 12 group sessions for the children and is
accompanied by a separate manual for the parents. The session outlines include the objectives
for each session, the materials needed, ...
Turner, W., Hester, M., Broad, J., Szilassy, E., Feder, G., Drinkwater, J., ... & Stanley, N.(Child Abuse Review, 2017)
Exposure of children to domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is a form of child maltreatment with short- and long-term behavioural and mental health impact. Health care professionals are generally uncertain about how to respond ...