Child abuse and neglect, often collectively called child maltreatment, are huge social
problems affecting millions of children and adolescents in America. Adolescents are affected …

This article reviews the complex relationship between child maltreatment and later
psychosocial difficulties among adult women. Specifically addressed are (a) the various …

This conceptual article synthesizes the empirical research on punitive environmental norms
of schools and the disproportionate effects on certain child and adolescent groups …

Exposure to multiple traumas, particularly in childhood, has been proposed to result in a
complex of symptoms that includes posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as a …

Adolescence is a distinct, yet transient, period of development between childhood and
adulthood characterized by increased experimentation and risk-taking, a tendency to …

Victims of child abuse and neglect are at an increased risk of involvement with the juvenile
justice and adult correctional systems. Yet, little is known about the continuation and …

Using both historical and contemporary contexts, The Child Welfare Challenge examines
major policy practice and research issues as they jointly shape child welfare practice and its …

Background: Chronic maltreatment has been associated with the poorest developmental
outcomes, but its effects may depend on the age when the maltreatment began, or be …

Maltreatment experiences are complex, and it is difficult to characterize the heterogeneity in
types of maltreatment. Subtypes, such as emotional maltreatment, sexual abuse, physical …

PURPOSE: We use full-matching propensity score models to test whether developmentally
specific measures of maltreatment, in particular childhood-limited maltreatment versus …