BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017 Background Pre-pregnancy obesity and postpartum mental disorders are prevalent health risks to both the mother and the offspring. The objective of our study was to examine whether a history of childhood maltreatment is associated with pre-pregnancy ...
Michaela Nagl +4 more
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Policy Essay: Fostering the acceptance and inclusion of LGBTQ youth in the child welfare system: Considerations for advancing trauma informed responses for LGBTQ youth in care [PDF]
, 2017 LGBTQ youth are vulnerable to nearly all forms of childhood maltreatment and trauma and are disproportionately overrepresented in the child welfare system.
McCormick, Adam +2 more
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Italian translation and cross cultural comparison with the Childhood Attachment and Relational Trauma Screen (CARTS) [PDF]
, 2017 Background: The Childhood Attachment and Relational Trauma Screen (CARTS) is a computer-administered survey designed to assess retrospectively the socio-ecological context in which instances of child abuse may have occurred.
L., Cantoni +4 more
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Childhood maltreatment and adult suicidality: a comprehensive systematic review with meta-analysis
Psychological Medicine, 2019 This comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis aims to quantify the association between different types of childhood maltreatment and suicidality.
Ioannis Angelakis +2 more
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‘Somewhere We Can Call Home and…Be Normal’: Findings From the Justice Housing Programme Evaluation
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The relationship between homelessness or unstable housing and reincarceration is well documented. The initial month after a person is released from custody is a period of particular vulnerability, with an increased risk of homelessness and return to prison.
Helen Taylor, Lorana Bartels
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Childhood maltreatment predicts allostatic load in adulthood [PDF]
Child Abuse & Neglect, 2015 Childhood maltreatment has been linked to numerous negative health outcomes. However, few studies have examined mediating processes using longitudinal designs or objectively measured biological data. This study sought to determine whether child abuse and neglect predicts allostatic load (a composite indicator of accumulated stress-induced biological ...
Cathy Spatz, Widom +2 more
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Examining the Impact of Domestic and Family Violence on Young Australians’ School‐Level Education
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Australian policy and practice increasingly acknowledges the need to respond to children as victim‐survivors of domestic and family violence (DFV) in their own right. As part of this, and in recognition that schools often have the most consistent contact with young people experiencing DFV, there is mounting recognition of the role education ...
Rebecca Stewart +2 more
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Childhood maltreatment, genetic risk, and subsequent risk of arrhythmias: a prospective cohort study
European Journal of PsychotraumatologyBackground: Emerging evidence has linked childhood maltreatment with cardiovascular disease risk; however, the association between childhood maltreatment and cardiac arrhythmias remains unclear.
Yilin Chen +10 more
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Mental health outcomes in HIV and childhood maltreatment: a systematic review
Systematic Reviews, 2012 Background High rates of childhood maltreatment have been documented in HIV-positive men and women. In addition, mental disorders are highly prevalent in both HIV-infected individuals and victims of childhood maltreatment.
Spies Georgina +5 more
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Child Abuse and Neglect in the UK Today [PDF]
, 2011 This report presents new research findings from the NSPCC on child maltreatment in the United Kingdom, looking specifically at the prevalence and impact of severe maltreatment.
Bassett, Claire +6 more
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