Background Child maltreatment causes substantial numbers of injuries and deaths, but not
enough is known about social determinants of health (SDH) as risk factors. The aim of this …

Sažetak Abuse and neglect of children is a public health issue at a global, European, and
Croatian level, with significant rates of morbidity and mortality. Actual circumstances of a …

Objectives: To estimate household exposure to COVID-19 related stress and the association
with parent report of neglectful, harsh, and positive discipline practices. Methods: Cross …

Background Childhood neglect is an understudied form of childhood maltreatment despite
being the most commonly reported to authorities. Objective This study provides national …

Child maltreatment is a significant public health problem. For decades, scholars and
practitioners alike have sought to better understand and address its underlying factors …

The racial and ethnic disproportionality and disparity in the child protective system (CPS)
has been a concern for decades. Structural factors strongly influence engagement with the …

Background Racial/ethnic disparities are persistent in referrals and removals of children into
child welfare systems. Yet, less is known about disparities in reunification, and how system …

Introduction The US Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion, which allowed states to
expand Medicaid coverage to low-income adults beginning in 2014, has reduced the risk …

This article addresses some potential limitations of key findings from recent research into
inequalities in children's social services by providing additional evidence from multilevel …

Research in biosocial criminology and other related disciplines has established links
between nutrition and aggressive behavior. In addition to observational studies, randomized …