Suicidality Among Preadolescent Maltreated Children in Foster Care

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dc.contributor.authorTaussig, H. N., Harpin, S. B., & Maguire, S. A.
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-18T16:00:08Z
dc.date.available2017-04-18T16:00:08Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis study sought to determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts among 515 preadolescent (aged 9–11 years) maltreated children who entered foster care within the prior year. Over a quarter (26.4%) of the children had a history of suicidality according to their own and/or their caregiver’s report, 4.1% of whom were imminently suicidal. In bivariate analyses, children at higher risk of suicidality tended to be younger, non-Hispanic, abused, and to have experienced multiple types of maltreatment, more referrals to child welfare, more household transitions, and a longer length of time in foster care. There were no gender differences. Multiple regression analyses found physical abuse and chronicity of maltreatment to be the most robust predictors of suicidality. It is critically important that these high-risk children are screened for suicidality before adolescence and that caregivers and professionals are informed of their risk status so that they may implement mental health treatment, monitoring, and harm reduction measures. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationTaussig, H. N., Harpin, S. B., & Maguire, S. A. (2014). Suicidality among preadolescent maltreated children in foster care. Child maltreatment, 19(1), 17-26.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4319651/pdf/nihms651997.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3292
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherChild Maltreatmenten_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectlong term effectsen_US
dc.subjectrisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectphysical abuseen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleSuicidality Among Preadolescent Maltreated Children in Foster Careen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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