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Reversing the 'syndrome of secrecy': Peremptory reporting obligations in cases of child abuse and neglect

Bekink, M. (SA Crime Quarterly, 2021)

Mandatory reporting laws are a controversial mechanism that require members of particular occupations to report cases of serious child maltreatment that they encounter in the course of their work to welfare or law enforcement ...

Child maltreatment and neglect in the United Arab Emirates and relationship with low self-esteem and symptoms of depression

Shah, S. M., Nowshad, G., Dhaheri, F. A., Al-Shamsi, M. H., Al-Ketbi, A. M., Galadari, A., ... & Arnone, D. (International Review of Psychiatry, 2021)

Objectives: To our knowledge, this study is the first in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to investigate the prevalence of child maltreatment in relation to depressive symptoms and self-esteem. Study design: Exposure to ...

Do I Report This? Understanding Variation in the Content of State Mandatory Reporting Laws

Lytle, R. D., Radatz, D. L., Sample, L. L., & Latiolais, R. M. (Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology, 2021)

Since accusations went public that administrators at Pennsylvania State University ignored reports of child abuse during the Jerry Sandusky trial almost a decade ago, several educational and state agencies have reinterpreted ...

Abusive Head Trauma through Shaking: Examination of the Perpetrators According to Dating of the Traumatic Event

Laurent‐Vannier, A., Bernard, J. Y., & Chevignard, M. (Child Abuse Review, 2021)

Effective prevention of abusive head trauma (AHT) requires the identification of potential perpetrators. Current evidence suggests that infant shaking, as a mechanism of AHT, produces immediate symptoms, allowing for the ...

Evaluation of the Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking, Technical Report

Adams, W., Hussemann, J., McCoy, E., Thompson, P., Taylor, R., White, K., & Esthappan, S. (U.S. Department of Justice, 2021)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact that federally funded ECM task forces are having on addressing human trafficking, including sex and labor trafficking. Specifically, this research sought to (1) understand ...

2020 Annual Report to Congress: Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2021)

Annual report

The Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS): protocol for a national survey of the prevalence of child abuse and neglect, associated mental disorders and physical health problems, and burden of disease

Mathews, B., Pacella, R., Dunne, M., Scott, J., Finkelhor, D., Meinck, F., ... & Lawrence, D. (BMJ Open, 2021)

Child maltreatment (physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect and exposure to domestic violence) is widely understood to be associated with multiple mental health disorders, physical health problems and health ...

In the Best Interest of the Child: the Norwegian Approach to Child Protection

Melinder, A., van der Hagen, M. A., & Sandberg, K. (International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice, 2021)

In the present paper, we discuss three challenges with the Norwegian Child Protective System (CPS) that might have contributed to the recent criticism from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). First, how to balance ...

Promising Practices from Victims Services Providers’ COVID-19 Response: Protecting Victims and Those Who Serve Them

RAND Corporation (2021)

To better understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the criminal justice system in terms of the challenges it created and how agencies adapted to those challenges, the Priority Criminal Justice Needs ...

Social Support In Forensic Interviews of Children: A Bibliography

National Children's Advocacy Center (National Children's Advocacy Center, 2021)

This bibliography includes citations and abstracts to English language literature on interviewer social support during child forensic interviews. International publications are included. Publications are listed in ...

Assisting Parents/Caregivers in Coping with Collective Traumas

National Child Traumatic Stress Network (National Child Traumatic Stress Network, 2021)

Offers strategies to help parents/caregivers cope with collective traumas. This fact sheet also provides guidance on what parents/caregivers can do to care for their children as they cope.

The Impact of Substance Use Disorders on Families and Children: From Theory to Practice

Lander, L., Howsare, J., & Byrne, M. (Social work in public health, 2013)

The effects of a substance use disorder (SUD) are felt by the whole family. The family context holds information about how SUDs develop, are maintained, and what can positively or negatively influence the treatment of ...

Nymphomania Associated With Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Case Report

Mujawar, S., Chaudhury, S., Saldanha, D., & Jafar, A. K. (Journal of Psychosexual Health, 2021)

Defining and classifying nymphomania has been a challenge for clinicians. It is characterized by an unquenchable urge to engage in repeated sexual contact with many partners without a deep emotional involvement. The sexual ...

The 12 core concepts: Concepts for understanding traumatic stress responses in children and families

National Child Traumatic Stress Network (National Child Traumatic Stress Network, 2012)

Outlines and describes The 12 Core Concepts: Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families.

Remote forensic evaluations and treatment in the time of COVID-19: An international survey of psychologists and psychiatrists

Daffern, M., Shea, D. E., & Ogloff, J. R. (Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 2021)

Workplace restrictions associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have resulted in increased tele-service use by forensic psychologists and psychiatrists. This article describes the results of a survey of 295 ...

The dynamics of two-session interviews with suspected victims of abuse who are reluctant to make allegations

Hershkowitz, I., Lamb, M. E., Blasbalg, U., & Karni-Visel, Y. (Development and psychopathology, 2021)

Supportive forensic interviews conducted in accordance with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Revised Protocol (RP) help many alleged victims describe abusive experiences. When children remain ...

The attachment video-feedback intervention (AVI) combined to the trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) for sexually abused preschoolers and their parents: A pilot study examining pre- to post-test changes

Caouette, J., Hébert, M., Cyr, C., & Amédée, L. M. (Developmental Child Welfare, 2021)

Child sexual abuse is associated with a range of negative consequences, including behavior problems and dissociative and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) has shown to be ...

The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Adult Sexual Assault Victimization, Psychological Distress and Substance Use

McCollum, D. (University of Central Florida, 2021)

The goal of this thesis is to explore the mechanisms underlying the association between women’s experiences of child sexual abuse (CSA) and substance use in adulthood. Specifically, I evaluated the role of CSA, adult ...

When children’s testimonies are used as evidence: how children’s accounts may impact child custodial decisions

Otgaar, H., & Howe, M. L. (Journal of Child Custody, 2018)

In child custody cases, children oftentimes provide allegations of experienced trauma against one of their parents. Such allegations can happen before any investigative interviews (e.g., by the police or child protective ...

Physiological Reactivity, Social Support, and Memory in Early Childhood

Quas, J. A., Bauer, A., & Boyce, W. T. (Child Development, 2004)

The interactive effects of physiological reactivity and social support on children's memory were examined. Four- to 6-year-olds completed a laboratory protocol during which autonomic responses and salivary cortisol were ...

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