Families facing multiple adversities: impact and interventions

This article explores the impact of adversities on children and their families, and the features of interventions designed for them that are most effective. Our focus is on multiple adversities and we highlight the evidence for the negative impact that these experiences may have on children's physical and mental health, the implications for their behavioural and emotional regulation and the safeguarding risks relating to abuse and neglect. We also discuss the consequences these experiences can have which extend into adulthood, acting as a risk factor for exposure to further adversity in later life.
Source: Paediatrics and Child Health - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: Symposium: safeguarding children Source Type: research