Child maltreatment includes physical abuse and neglect, and happens in all countries and
cultures. Child maltreatment usually results from interactions between several risk factors …

Widespread efforts are being made to increase awareness and provide education to
pediatricians regarding risk factors of child abuse and neglect. The purpose of this clinical …

BACKGROUND: Children with disabilities are at increased risk of child maltreatment;
however, there is a gap in the evidence about whether all disabilities are at equal risk and …

Children with disabilities (CWDs) are more likely to be victims of child abuse but may have
more difficulty than their typically developing (TD) peers reporting their experiences. In this …

Although past research has found higher rates of violence, crime, and abuse among
children with disabilities, most studies combine diverse forms of disability into one measure …

Deaf children who are not provided with a sign language early in their development are at
risk of linguistic deprivation; they may never be fluent in any language, and they may have …

Background Child protection is and will be drastically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Comprehending this new reality and identifying research, practice and policy paths are …

The purpose of this review is to understand the risk factors for maltreatment of children with
developmental disabilities. Using the Bronfrenbrenner's (1976, 1977) ecological systems …

Background Children without disabilities in out‐of‐home care have a higher risk of child
sexual abuse [CSA (Euser et al. 2013)]. In this study, we examined the year prevalence of …

The focus of this paper is children with disabilities exposed to a broad range of violence
types including child maltreatment, domestic violence, community violence, and war and …