Fractures are common injuries in childhood. While most fractures are caused by accidental trauma, inflicted trauma (maltreatment) is a serious and potentially unrecognized cause of fractures, particularly in infants and ...
Forrester, D., Westlake, D., Killian, M., Antonopolou, V., McCann, M., Thomas, R., ... & Hutchison, D.(Children and Youth Services Review, 2018)
There has been interest in developing more evidence-based approaches to child and family social work in the UK in recent years. This study examines the impact of a skills development package of training and supervision in ...
National Children's Alliance(National Children's Alliance, 2018)
NCA is pleased to present a new way to explain the complexity—and the crucial importance—of the work we do in a way that is easy to understand for those new to the process. Whether new staff, potential donors and partners, ...
Interstate Commission for Juveniles(Interstate Commission for Juveniles, 2018)
Since the last update of the ICJ Bench Book for Judges and Court Personnel in 2016, the body of
law regarding the Interstate Compact for Juveniles has continued to evolve. This update reflects
amendments to 18 rules and ...
Tefera, M.(Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 2017)
Background: Sexual abuse of boys is a neglected problem in many developing countries, including Ethiopia. As
a result, its prevalence and the circumstances under which it often occurs tend to remain unnoticed. Child ...
Changing gender roles and caretaking roles in the family have resulted in greater involvement of fathers in the
day-to-day care of their children (Parker & Livingston, 2017). As a result, there is a need to better ...
Beddoe, L., & de Haan, I.(Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 2018)
INTRODUCTION: School-based social workers (SWiS) in Aotearoa New Zealand work
alongside teachers and principals to improve child wellbeing. The SWiS experience in
addressing concerns about possible child abuse and neglect ...
Musu-Gillette, L., Zhang, A., Wang, K., Zhang, J., Kemp, J., Diliberti, M., and Oudekerk, B.A.(National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, and Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice., 2018)
This report covers topics such as victimization, teacher
injury, bullying and cyberbullying, school conditions,
fights, weapons, availability and student use of drugs
and alcohol, student perceptions of personal safety
at ...
Hu, M. H., Huang, G. S., Huang, J. L., Wu, C. T., Chao, A. S., Lo, F. S., & Wu, H. P.(Medicine, 2018)
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a global problem that affects children of all ages, and the evaluation of these victims by psychologic and gynecologic experts in pediatric emergency departments is an important issue. Few data ...
Working with victims and perpetrators of child sexual abuse has been shown to cause secondary traumatic stress (STS) in child protection professionals.
Aims
To examine the role of gender and personality on the development ...
Ybarra, M. L., & Mitchell, K. J.(Pediatrics, 2008)
OBJECTIVE. Recently, public attention has focused on the possibility that social networking
sites such as MySpace and Facebook are being widely used to sexually solicit
underage youth, consequently increasing their ...
Calvert, C., Murrhee, K. C., & Steve, J. M.(Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law and Policy, 2011)
This article analyzes and critiques legislation adopted by states in 2010 to address the burgeoning
phenomenon of teen sexting. Sixteen different states in 2010, stretching from California to New
York, considered bills ...
Sprang, G., & Cole, J.(Journal of Family Violence, 2018)
It is well documented in the literature that child sex trafficking can be perpetrated by family members, though limited research
has focused on describing this type of sexual exploitation. This pilot study addresses this ...
The body of empirical research on Internet sexuality has grown steadily since 1993. The following paper
provides an overview of the current state of research in this field in its full thematic breadth, addressing
six ...
Greenfield, P. M.(Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2004)
This essay comprises testimony to the Congressional Committee on Government Reform. The Committee’s
concern was the possibility of exposure to pornography when children and teens participate in peer-to-peer filesharing
networks, ...
Child trafficking is the recruitment and movement of people aged younger than 18 for the purposes of exploitation. Research on the mental health of trafficked children is limited, and little is known about the use of mental ...
O'Connor, K., Drouin, M., Yergens, N., & Newsham, G.(International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 2017)
In this study, we analyzed the sexting laws of 50 states in the United States (U.S.) and the District
of Columbia, as well as five English-speaking international countries (Australia, Canada, England,
New Zealand, and ...
Ngo, F., Jaishankar, K., & Agustina, J. R.(International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 2017)
'Sexting, the portmanteau of Sex and Texting, has become a hot topic of debate between the
legislators, researchers, educators, parents and teens' (Jaishankar, 2009, para 1). In spite of the
considerable and growing body ...
US Department of Defense(US Department of Defense, 2017)
For 36 years, the Department of Defense (DoD) Family Advocacy Program (FAP) has worked to
prevent and respond to child abuse and neglect and domestic abuse in military families. This
report provides the child abuse and ...
The State of America’s Children® 2017 summarizes the status of America’s children in
11 areas: child population, child poverty, income and wealth inequality, housing and
homelessness, child hunger and nutrition, child ...