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Estimating burden of disease attributable to child maltreatment using findings from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study [PDF]

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
Aims Prevention of child maltreatment – incorporating physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect and exposure to domestic violence – is a clearly defined global policy priority.
Rosana Pacella, Ben Mathews, David Lawrence, Monica Madzoska, Eva Malacova, Holly E. Erskine, Hannah J. Thomas, Daryl J. Higgins, Divna Haslam, Franziska Meinck, James G. Scott   +10 more
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Social Isolation and Child Maltreatment Among Japanese Mothers: Focus on Loneliness, Social Support, and Social Cohesion [PDF]

Children
Background/Objectives: Social isolation is a significant risk factor for child maltreatment. However, few studies have examined this relationship across multiple ecological levels, including neighborhood, family, and individual factors.
Shiqi Zhang, Takafumi Soejima, Qiting Lin   +2 more
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Association between parental recognition and engagement in child maltreatment: an Internet-based cross-sectional study in Japan [PDF]

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Background: Child maltreatment, traditionally considered a maternal issue in Japan, increasingly involves fathers. Despite the rise in paternal participation, the recognition of and engagement in child maltreatment remains poorly investigated in Japan ...
Miho Sodeno, Sumiyo Okawa, Mariko Hosozawa, Takahiro Tabuchi   +3 more
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Working with Child Victims During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Child Maltreatment Investigators’ Experiences

Journal of Forensic Social Work, 2023
The present study adds to the growing body of knowledge on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by examining the experiences of Canadian child maltreatment investigators.
Crystal J. Giesbrecht, Katie A. Berens, Matthew Baker, Shanna Williams, Angela D. Evans, Heather L. Price, Kaila C. Bruer   +6 more
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Pre-intervention child maltreatment risks, intervention engagement, and effects on child maltreatment risk within an RCT of MHealth and parenting intervention

Frontiers in Digital Health, 2023
IntroductionEvidence-based mental health and parenting support services for mothers postpartum can reduce risk for child maltreatment. However, women suffering economic and cultural stressors disproportionately shoulder the burden of infant caregiving ...
Kathleen M. Baggett, Betsy Davis, Connie Olwit, Edward G. Feil   +3 more
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Loneliness and coping skill mediate the association between child maltreatment and depression for rural males and females

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background Child maltreatment is a prevalent and notable problem in rural China, and the prevalence and severity of depression in rural areas are higher than the national norm.
Meiqi Wang, Meixia Xu, Long Sun
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What do we know about physical and non-physical childhood maltreatment in Canada?

Economic and Social Reports, 2023
In Canada, national-level estimates have primarily focused on physical types of child maltreatment (e.g., physical abuse, sexual abuse), while less is known about non-physical types of maltreatment (e.g., emotional abuse, exposure to intimate partner ...
Kristyn Frank, Danielle Bader
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Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment: Strategies to Apply When Delivering Family-Based Treatment for Eating Disorders

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Child maltreatment encompasses a constellation of adverse parental behaviors that include physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, physical or emotional neglect, as well as exposure to violence between parents.
Melissa Kimber, Andrea Gonzalez, Harriet L. MacMillan, Harriet L. MacMillan   +3 more
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Child maltreatment and incident mental disorders in middle and older ages: a retrospective UK Biobank cohort study

The Lancet Regional Health. Europe, 2021
Background: Understanding the mental health consequences of child maltreatment at different life stages is important in accurately quantifying the burden of maltreatment.
John M Macpherson, Stuart R Gray, Patrick Ip, Marianne McCallum, Peter Hanlon, Paul Welsh, Ko Ling Chan, Frances S Mair, Carlos Celis-Morales, Helen Minnis, Jill P Pell, Frederick K Ho   +11 more
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Child maltreatment experience among primary school children: a large scale survey in Selangor state, Malaysia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Official reports of child maltreatment in Malaysia have persistently increased throughout the last decade. However there is a lack of population surveys evaluating the actual burden of child maltreatment, its correlates and its consequences in the ...
Ayesha Ahmed, Choo Wan-Yuen, Mary Joseph Marret, Cheah Guat-Sim, Sajaratulnisah Othman, Karuthan Chinna   +5 more
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