Prevalence of childhood exposure to violence, crime, and abuse: Results from the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence.

dc.contributor.authorFinkelhor, D. Turner, H. A., Shattuck, A., & Hamby, S. L.
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-11T15:17:33Z
dc.date.available2015-08-11T15:17:33Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractIt is important to estimate the burden of and trends for violence, crime, and abuse in the lives of children. To provide health care professionals, policy makers, and parents with current estimates of exposure to violence, crime, and abuse across childhood and at different developmental stages. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: The National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV) includes a representative sample of US telephone numbers from August 28, 2013, to April 30, 2014. Via telephone interviews, information was obtained on 4000 children 0 to 17 years old, with information about exposure to violence, crime, and abuse provided by youth 10 to 17 years old and by caregivers for children 0 to 9 years old. Exposure to violence, crime, and abuse using the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire. In total, 37.3% of youth experienced a physical assault in the study year, and 9.3% of youth experienced an assault-related injury. Two percent of girls experienced sexual assault or sexual abuse in the study year, while the rate was 4.6% for girls 14 to 17 years old. Overall, 15.2% of children and youth experienced maltreatment by a caregiver, including 5.0% who experienced physical abuse. In total, 5.8% witnessed an assault between parents. Only 2 significant rate changes could be detected compared with the last survey in 2011, namely, declines in past-year exposure to dating violence and lifetime exposure to household theft. Children and youth are exposed to violence, abuse, and crime in varied and extensive ways, which justifies continued monitoring and prevention effortsen_US
dc.identifier.citationFinkelhor, D. Turner, H. A., Shattuck, A., & Hamby, S. L. (2015). Prevalence of childhood exposure to violence, crime, and abuse: Results from the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence. JAMA Pediatrics, 169(8), 746-754.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.unh.edu/ccrc/pdf/PED%20Prevalence%20of%20Childhood%20Exposure%20to%20Violence,%20Crime,%20and%20Abuse.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2405
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJAMA Pediatricsen_US
dc.subjectstatisticsen_US
dc.subjectexposure to violenceen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectsurveyen_US
dc.subjectprevalenceen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of childhood exposure to violence, crime, and abuse: Results from the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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