State and sex-specific trends in the annual incidence of child marriage in the United States since the year 2000
CONCLUSIONS: Child marriage continues across most of the United States and reflects gender inequities in American society. The continued legality of marriage before the age of 18 is at odds with the country's commitment to eliminate child marriage by the year 2030 and violates the human rights of children, primarily girls, across the country.PMID:38043459 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106566 (Source: Child Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - December 3, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Alissa Koski Kaya Van Roost Fraidy Reiss Source Type: research
Infants entering out-of-home care: Health, developmental needs and service provision
CONCLUSIONS: The findings point to the importance of developmental assessment of infants in care and the identification of developmental vulnerability and delays. The provision of early intervention services is essential for this group of high-risk infants and will be important in optimising their health, as well as social and emotional outcomes.PMID:38044250 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106577 (Source: Child Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - December 3, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Fernando Lima Stephanie Taplin Miriam Maclean Melissa O'Donnell Source Type: research
Desistance from physical abuse in a national study of Nepal: Protective informal social control and self-compassion
CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that interventions to boost desistance from maltreatment and break the cycle of abuse in Nepal, should focus on promoting protective informal social control actions.PMID:38044251 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106588 (Source: Child Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - December 3, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Clifton Emery Alhassan Abdullah Srijana Thapa Ko Ling Chan Cheryl Hiu-Kwan Angel Hor-Yan Lai Bobo Hi-Po Lau Christine Wekerle Source Type: research
Does a child maltreatment report source predict differences in immediate and subsequent report outcomes?
CONCLUSIONS: Reports from professional, nonprofessional, and unclassified sources have varying levels of risk in some of their short- and long-term outcomes. To the degree that child protective services embrace a long-term preventative role, reports by nonprofessional report sources may provide opportunities for prevention.PMID:38043457 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106587 (Source: Child Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - December 3, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Mar ía Gandarilla Ocampo Brett Drake James Simon Melissa Jonson-Reid Source Type: research
Patterns of change in restrictive measures in residential care: Trauma-informed staff training benefits children and youth who need it the Most
CONCLUSIONS: Implementation was more beneficial to youth who experienced a high number of restrictive measures. Training opportunities can lead to positive changes in measures used to address problem behaviors in youth.PMID:38043458 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106576 (Source: Child Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - December 3, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Alexandra Matte-Landry Delphine Collin-V ézina Source Type: research
State and sex-specific trends in the annual incidence of child marriage in the United States since the year 2000
CONCLUSIONS: Child marriage continues across most of the United States and reflects gender inequities in American society. The continued legality of marriage before the age of 18 is at odds with the country's commitment to eliminate child marriage by the year 2030 and violates the human rights of children, primarily girls, across the country.PMID:38043459 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106566 (Source: Child Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - December 3, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Alissa Koski Kaya Van Roost Fraidy Reiss Source Type: research
Infants entering out-of-home care: Health, developmental needs and service provision
CONCLUSIONS: The findings point to the importance of developmental assessment of infants in care and the identification of developmental vulnerability and delays. The provision of early intervention services is essential for this group of high-risk infants and will be important in optimising their health, as well as social and emotional outcomes.PMID:38044250 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106577 (Source: Child Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - December 3, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Fernando Lima Stephanie Taplin Miriam Maclean Melissa O'Donnell Source Type: research
Desistance from physical abuse in a national study of Nepal: Protective informal social control and self-compassion
CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that interventions to boost desistance from maltreatment and break the cycle of abuse in Nepal, should focus on promoting protective informal social control actions.PMID:38044251 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106588 (Source: Child Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - December 3, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Clifton Emery Alhassan Abdullah Srijana Thapa Ko Ling Chan Cheryl Hiu-Kwan Angel Hor-Yan Lai Bobo Hi-Po Lau Christine Wekerle Source Type: research
Mother-child reporting discrepancies of child physical abuse: Associations with internalizing and externalizing symptoms
CONCLUSIONS: These results illustrate how examining informant discrepancies in the assessment of abusive parenting practices increases our understanding of children's psychological adjustment in high-risk contexts.PMID:38041965 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106575 (Source: Child Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - December 2, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Diogo Lamela Rita Pasion Raquel Costa Tiago Miguel Pinto Ana Morais In ês Jongenelen Source Type: research
Discovering child sexual abuse material creators' behaviors and preferences on the dark web
CONCLUSION: Our CSAM detection system exhibits high performance in precision, recall, and accuracy in real-time when classifying CSAM and non-CSAM posts. Additionally, it can extract and visualize valuable and unique insights about CSAM creators and victims by employing advanced statistical methods. These insights prove beneficial to our partners, i.e. national hotlines and child agencies.PMID:38041966 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106558 (Source: Child Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - December 2, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Vuong M Ngo Rahul Gajula Christina Thorpe Susan Mckeever Source Type: research
Police responses to intimate partner violence incidents involving children: Exploring variations in actions and concerns in an Australian jurisdiction
CONCLUSIONS: This study contributes to an enhanced understanding of the complex decision-making processes among police officers when responding to IPV incidents involving children, highlighting the necessity of balanced policies and comprehensive training to navigate these complexities effectively.PMID:38039762 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106568 (Source: Child Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - December 1, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Md Jahirul Islam Masahiro Suzuki Paul Mazerolle Source Type: research
Police responses to intimate partner violence incidents involving children: Exploring variations in actions and concerns in an Australian jurisdiction
CONCLUSIONS: This study contributes to an enhanced understanding of the complex decision-making processes among police officers when responding to IPV incidents involving children, highlighting the necessity of balanced policies and comprehensive training to navigate these complexities effectively.PMID:38039762 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106568 (Source: Child Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - December 1, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Md Jahirul Islam Masahiro Suzuki Paul Mazerolle Source Type: research
Efficacy of an internet-based written imagery rescripting intervention for survivors of institutional childhood abuse - A randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest online writing-based imagery rescripting as a promising treatment option for adults formerly institutionalized in residential care. Future research is needed to explore its effectiveness for other groups of patients suffering from abuse and neglect.PMID:38029559 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106557 (Source: Child Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - November 29, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Birgit Wagner Maya B öhm Raphaela Grafiadeli Source Type: research
Efficacy of an internet-based written imagery rescripting intervention for survivors of institutional childhood abuse - A randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest online writing-based imagery rescripting as a promising treatment option for adults formerly institutionalized in residential care. Future research is needed to explore its effectiveness for other groups of patients suffering from abuse and neglect.PMID:38029559 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106557 (Source: Child Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - November 29, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Birgit Wagner Maya B öhm Raphaela Grafiadeli Source Type: research
Twenty-five years of child welfare data in Ontario, Canada: Examining the response of child welfare to reports of children's exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV)
CONCLUSIONS: The continued growth in the rate of child welfare investigations involving exposure to IPV as well as the overwhelming endorsement of substantiated exposure to IPV, while maintaining the same proportion of transfers to ongoing child welfare services and low placement rates, is a significant concern for Ontario.PMID:38016390 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106567 (Source: Child Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - November 28, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Tara Black Barbara Fallon Hannah Brown Sarah Innes Kineesha William Source Type: research
