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Child Forensic Interview Training: A bibliography

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

This bibliography provides citations and abstracts to publications on numerous topics related to issues in child forensic interview training. International publications are included. Publications are listed in date-descending ...

Origins and Early Management of Medical Child Abuse in Routine Pediatric Care

Hamilton, J. C., Leventha,l J. M., & Asnes, A.G. (JAMA pediatrics, 2021)

Preventing overmedicalization can be a challenge, but helping to prevent MCA is a worthwhile and achievable goal for pediatricians.

Sexual Violence Against Children and Transitional Justice: Bearing Witness and Preserving Testimony About Injustice in Childhood

Andresen, S. (International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice, 2021)

Efforts to come to terms with sexual violence against children and adolescents are predicated on a desire to achieve justice. Based on the work done by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in Germany, this article ...

Courthouse Facility Dogs: Considerations for Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys

Jones, H. D., & Miller, M. K. (THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRIAL CONSULTANTS, INC., 2020)

The use of courthouse facility dogs to comfort vulnerable witnesses has increased in recent years. Courthouse facility dogs are specially trained to work in legal settings while being as inconspicuous as possible. The ...

Questioning Unaccompanied Immigrant Children: Lessons from Developmental Science on Forensic Interviewing

Quas, J. A., & Lyon, T. D. (SRCD Child Evidence Brief, 2019)

The challenges of dealing with the influx of immigrant children at the United States’ borders are profound. Approximately 5,000 to 10,000 unaccompanied children, including many young adolescents, arrive each month at the ...

Trends in U.S. Emergency Department Visits Related to Suspected or Confirmed Child Abuse and Neglect Among Children and Adolescents Aged <18 Years Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, January 2019–September 2020

Swedo, E., Idaikkadar, N., Leemis, R., Dias, T., Radhakrishnan, L., Stein, Z., ... & Holland, K. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2020)

Heightened stress, school closures, loss of income, and social isolation resulting from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have increased the risk for child abuse and neglect (1). Using National Syndromic ...

Standardizing digital forensic examination procedures: A look at Windows 10 in cases involving images depicting child sexual abuse

Horsman, G. (Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Forensic Science, 2021)

As a topic area, the need for the standardization of operational practices in digital forensics has seen much discussion. There are clear benefits for digital forensics if its procedures can be harmonized including ...

Increased proportion of physical child abuse injuries at a level I pediatric trauma center during the Covid-19 pandemic

Kovler, M. L., Ziegfeld, S., Ryan, L. M., Goldstein, M. A., Gardner, R., Garcia, A. V., & Nasr, I. W. (Child Abuse & Neglect, 2020)

Background and objectives The Covid-19 pandemic has forced mass closures of childcare facilities and schools. While these measures are necessary to slow virus transmission, little is known regarding the secondary health ...

Community-Level Prevention of Childhood Maltreatment: Next Steps in a World with COVID-19

Molnar, B. E., Scoglio, A. A., & Beardslee, W. R. (International journal on child maltreatment: Research, policy and practice, 2021)

Maltreatment of children continues to be a major public health concern, with high social, economic and health burdens. Rates vary by a number of factors that can be categorized into different levels of the social ecology. ...

Changes in pediatric trauma during COVID-19 stay-at-home epoch at a tertiary pediatric hospital

Sanford, E. L., Zagory, J., Blackwell, J. M., Szmuk, P., Ryan, M., & Ambardekar, A. (Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2021)

Background: Trauma is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. However, during the societal disruptions secondary to the coronavirus (COVID-19) stay-at-home regulations, there have been ...

The traumatic impact of COVID-19 on children and families: Current perspectives from the NCTSN

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

Outlines some of the traumatic impacts that COVID-19 has had on children and families. This report breaks down some of the pandemic challenges that children, families, and child-serving agencies have faced and describes ...

Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities can experience traumatic stress: A fact sheet for parents and caregivers

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

Offers parents and caregivers information about how children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience traumatic stress. This fact sheet provides information on the intersection of IDD, trauma, and ...

Siblings Are Also at Risk for Abuse

Haney, S. B. (Pediatrics, 2021)

opinion

Beyond the ACE Score: Perspectives from the NCTSN on Child Trauma and Adversity Screening and Impact

Amaya-Jackson, L., Absher, L.E., Gerrity, E.T., Layne, C.M., Halladay Goldman, J. (National Child Traumatic Stress Network, 2021)

This document is a guide for providers, family advocates, and policymakers who are interested in understanding the concept of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)i –including the use of ACE scores or checklists as an ...

Unintended Consequences of Expanded Mandatory Reporting Laws

Raz, M. (Pediatrics, 2017)

opinion

Decision-Making Factors in the Mandatory Reporting of Child Maltreatment

Tufford, L., & Lee, B. (Journal of child & adolescent trauma, 2019)

The goal of this exploratory study was to investigate the factors that may impact a social worker’s decision to report suspected child maltreatment. A volunteer sample of social workers (n = 439) from Ontario, Canada ...

“I’m here to listen and want you to know I am a mandated reporter”: Understanding how text message-based crisis counselors facilitate child maltreatment disclosures

Cash, S. J., Murfree, L., & Schwab-Reese, L. (Child Abuse & Neglect, 2020)

Emerging research suggests technology-facilitated crisis services are a promising method to support young people during child maltreatment disclosure. Little is known about how employees/volunteers respond to child ...

“CONNECTED: Telephone and Online Counselling in Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Consequences”

Flander, G. B. (Croatian Chamber of Psychology, the City of Zagreb, City Office for Health, Croatian Chamber of Psychology and the Child and Youth Protection Centre of the City of Zagreb, 2020)

This book provides insights into the latest scientific and professional knowledge from worldwide research and from clinical notes written by those who, during the quarantine, were not in the safety of their homes, but ...

Considerations for Scaling Evidence-Based Prevention Programs under the Family First Prevention Services Act

McKlindon, A., & Sun, S. (Child Trends, 2020)

The federal Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 (Family First Act) seeks to keep children safely with their families through the provision of evidence-based services to prevent foster care entry.1 States and tribes ...

State-level Data for Understanding Child Welfare in the United States

Williams, S. C. (Child Trends, 2020)

This comprehensive child welfare resource provides state and national data on child maltreatment, foster care, kinship caregiving, and adoption from foster care. The data are essential to help policymakers understand how ...

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