The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the Convention) was enacted in response to a pattern of parental abduction across international borders to thwart or preempt custody arrangements ...

Objectives. To examine the effect of maltreatment during childhood on subsequent financial strain during adulthood and the extent to which this effect is mediated by adolescent depressive symptoms, adolescent substance ...

Objective: Four studies (total N = 1,847 parents) examined whether harsh parenting behaviors would increase when parents experienced an instigation and whether this increase would be especially strong for parents who were ...

Background: The previous researchers have postulated that an abused child may abuse his or her abuser parent when the parent is getting old, also known as the intergenerational transmission of violence. However, few studies ...

This educational series, produced by OVC and the Office on Violence Against Women, is designed for federal, state, local, and tribal victim service providers, criminal justice professionals, and others who work with Alaska ...

This resource provides guidance and resources for families who believe a child they know has witnessed or experienced violence.

Infographic of children's advocacy center outcome data for 2017.

To estimate the increased Medicaid expenditures associated with child maltreatment. Data on child maltreatment were collected from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, a nationally representative ...

Research to practice summary.