Reasons for leaving home and pattern of child abuse and substance misuse among street children in Khartoum, Sudan: a cross-sectional survey - Ali Hassan SME, Satti SA, Alhassan MA.
This study provides basic data on characteristics, factors for... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Relational dynamics associated with adolescent and young adult (13 to 23 years of age) partner violence: the role of inter-parental violence and child abuse - Maurya P, Muhammad T, Maurya C.
PURPOSE: The study aimed to examine the effect of witnessing inter-parental violence and experiencing childhood abuse on victimization of intimate partner violence (IPV) after marriage among adolescent and young girls. METHOD: Data were drawn from ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Scoping review of the definitions used to describe and understand harmful sexual behaviors in children and young people - Hunt GR, Higgins DJ, Willis ML, Harris L.
There is a growing body of evidence that adolescents, and other children, are responsible for a significant proportion of sexual abuse against children. However, there are substantial differences in how this phenomenon is defined and conceptualized between... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Analysis of cases presenting with concern of child abuse or neglect to a child protection team - Thompson K, Svendsen S.
This study aims to provide a descriptive analysis of cases presenting to one child... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Child sexual abuse documentation in primary care settings - MacPherson SC, Golonka M, Liu Y, Terrell L, Evans KE, Hurst JH, Gifford EJ.
Primary care providers (PCPs) can play an important role in the continuity of care for children who experience sexual abuse (SA). We performed a retrospective, chart-based study of children 3 to 17 years old with SA history. Primary care medical records we... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

When the media omits or includes scientific evidence in its publications: science and battles on X about child sexual abuse - Olabarria A, Burgu és-Freitas A, López de Aguileta A, Zubiri-Esnaola H, Torras-Gómez E, Joanpere M, López de Aguileta G, Álvarez-Guerrero G, Aiello E, Pulido C, Redondo-Sama G.
Scientific evidence of social impact demonstrates how violence against children is successfully prevented. Currently, the scientific research on social impact has a focus on the analysis of actions that succeed in the implementation of such scientific evid... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Clinical characteristics of psychotic disorders in patients with childhood trauma - Lovri ć S, Klarić M, Lovric I, Camber R, Krešić Ćorić M, Kvesic J, Kajic-Selak A.
This study was conducted in the Department of Psychiatry of the Uni... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Neglect, online invasive exploitation, and childhood sexual abuse in Hong Kong: breaking the links - Emery CR, Wong PWC, Haden-Pawlowski V, Pui C, Wong G, Kwok S, Liu AY, Abdullah A.
BACKGROUND: Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a form of maltreatment that involves a child in sexual activity that she or he cannot fully comprehend or is unable to give informed consent to. The empirical link between child neglect and contact child sexual a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Positive and adverse childhood experiences and mental health outcomes of children - Hinojosa MS, Hinojosa R.
OBJECTIVE: Researchers and policymakers have identified adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) like abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction as a contributing factor to poor mental health outcomes for children. Positive childhood experiences (PCEs) like ope... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Elder abuse experienced by older Mexican women with disabilities: a current and retrospective view on domestic violence - Giraldo-Rodr íguez L, Agudelo-Botero M.
The objectives of this study were: 1) to estimate the prevalence of child abuse (CA), intimate partner violence (IPV), and elder abuse (EA) in a representative sample of older Mexican women by status, type, and cause of disability; and 2) to examine the as... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Impact of a parent education program delivered by nurses and health care providers in reducing infant physical abuse hospitalization rates in British Columbia, Canada - Sadler K, Rajabali F, Zheng A, Jain N, Pike I.
BACKGROUND: The Period of PURPLE Crying Program ® (PURPLE) is a universal parent education program that is delivered by nurses and health care providers to all parents/caregivers of newborns in British Columbia (B.C.). The aim of the program is to reduce th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Skin fragility disorder misdiagnosed as child abuse: a cautionary tale - Willems A, Weston L, Robertson S.
A two-year-old girl presented in distress after a minor fall in a sandpit at a childcare facility. On examination, she had large superficial erosions of the medial buttocks in a kissing distribution (Box 1). Further examination revealed multiple linear and... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Lawsuit over Nirvana ’s ‘Nevermind’ album cover is back on
An appeals court ruling this week has revived a lawsuit that accuses the band Nirvana of profiting off of child sexual abuse imagery with their “Nevermind” album cover, after a lower court threw out the complaint last year. First filed in August 2021 by Spencer Elden, the man featured on the 1991…#nirvana #nevermind #spencerelden #davegrohl #kristnovoselic #courtneylove #universalmusicgroup #kirkweddle #elden #times (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Childhood Adversity Linked to Adult Chronic Pain Childhood Adversity Linked to Adult Chronic Pain
Adverse experiences early in life, especially including physical and sexual abuse, increase risk for chronic pain in adulthood.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - December 22, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news

SECURE: a tool for assessing minors who are victims of domestic violence - Sangsue J, Depallens S.
Growing up in a climate of domestic violence can have serious repercussions on the health and development of minors. The Child Abuse and Neglect Team (CAN Team) specializes in detecting and analyzing this type of violence. Based on the literature, a tool f... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news