Nearly 20% of adults receiving treatment for a substance use disorder live with their minor children (Stanger et al., 1999) and women in drug use treatment are twice as likely as men to have children in their household ...

Background Non-medical prescription opioid use is increasing globally within high-income countries, particularly the United States. However, little is known about whether it is associated with negative outcomes for children. ...

commentary-To develop and implement effective prevention, mitigation, and intervention policies, we must understand the true costs of this epidemic.

This monograph provides essential information about how to handle both investigation and prosecution of cases of child abuse in which the alleged victim has recanted.

The Casey Foundation's 2018 KIDS COUNT® Data Book warns that the 2020 census is mired in challenges that could shortchange the official census count by at least 1 million kids younger than age 5. This discrepancy would put ...

Over the last 40 years, child sexual abuse (CSA) has become a regular, if discomforting, focus of public concern and attention. A constant stream of news items, investigations and arrests, public inquiries and statements ...

Provides tips for current caregivers and others to help address the needs of immigrant and refugee children who have experienced traumatic separation. The relationship with a parent is critical to a child’s sense of self, ...

Counselors are regularly exposed to a wide range of client’s trauma experiences, and the construct vicarious trauma describes the negative secondary symptoms as a result of trauma exposure. Common symptoms include ...

The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship between supervision and levels of vicarious trauma in practicing counselors. Due to the diverse number of traumatic events, the probability of counselors ...

In this study, we analyze first whether there is a common spatial distribution of child maltreatment (CM) and intimate partner violence (IPV), and second, whether the risks of CM and IPV are influenced by the same neighborhood ...