Potential informants on child maltreatment include the youth who has experienced the
alleged maltreatment, and the youth's caregivers, social workers and case files. When …

Youth in foster care with maltreatment experiences often demonstrate higher rates of mental
and behavioral health problems compared to youth in the general population as well as …

In cases of child maltreatment, many different professional groups and institutions are
involved. This involvement, in general, leads to the creation of documents, which are …

Background: Adults have a higher prevalence of multimorbidity—or having multiple chronic
health conditions—than having a single condition in isolation. Researchers, health care …

Background Children who experience neglect typically endure multiple types of neglect and
abuse during a single maltreatment incident. However, research on the phenomenology and …

Background Youth in foster care are more likely than non-foster care youth to experience
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While research has identified maltreatment as a risk …

Childhood maltreatment is associated with chronic pain in adults. The goals of this study
were 1) to examine this relation in youth placed in foster care with high levels of …

Recent theory and empirical research suggest that child neglect is a heterogeneous
phenomenon characterized by various types. This study examined family risk factors …

Background Children receive child protection and welfare services when an initial
assessment concludes that their needs and care would be significantly compromised …

Background Child protective services (CPS) case records contain a vast amount of narrative
information that is underutilized for estimating risk, conceptualizing family needs, and …