Child maltreatment is a significant public health issue in the United States. Understanding
key risk factors for child maltreatment is critical to informing effective prevention. Poverty is …

This article aims to systematically review the empirical literature in relation to the homicides
and maltreatment‐related deaths of disabled children in order to better understand the risk …

The focus of this research was to identify trends in the United States social work literature
regarding the link between poverty and child maltreatment. A content analysis of 8,782 …

A plethora of research has linked exposure to violence during childhood to negative long-
term physical health, mental health, and risk behavior outcomes. Yet, despite estimates that …

This paper presents a framework for assessing parental capacity to change, for use by social
workers when a child is experiencing significant harm or maltreatment. It reports on part of …

Purpose: The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, the only
national dataset cataloging child maltreatment reports. It includes variables representing …

Common components analysis (CCA) may be an efficient method to identify specific
program components related to the prevention of child maltreatment. We used adapted CCA …

When I was in graduate school, I studied public policy, family problems, and situations under
which children were vulnerable to poor outcomes and sometimes, even harm. It was at this …

The purpose of this article was to examine the potential impact of child welfare services on
the risk for fatal child maltreatment. This was conducted using a subsample of children who …

(1) Background: The aim of the study was to analyse the structure of registered fatal violent
crimes against children under 5 years of age and to identify the main characteristics and risk …