Background Population-representative surveys that assess childhood maltreatment and
health are a valuable resource to explore the implications of child maltreatment for …

Objectives Child maltreatment through physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse,
neglect, and exposure to domestic violence, causes substantial adverse health, educational …

Methods: A search was conducted of relevant online databases for articles published from
January 2000 through March 2016 reporting on population-representative data measuring …

In this review, we combine and compare the results of a series of meta‐analyses on the
prevalence of child sexual, physical and emotional abuse and physical and emotional …

Insight into the effects of methodological characteristics on reported child maltreatment
prevalence rates can facilitate the interpretation of results of previous studies and improve …

Background Representative data about the frequency of child maltreatment is needed in
order to estimate the extent of the problem in the wider population as well as to provide the …

Aims: Child maltreatment (CM) is global public health issue with devastating lifelong
consequences. Global organizations have endeavored to eliminate CM; however, there is …

This handbook has been developed to support the creation of a surveillance system to
measure and monitor child maltreatment prevalence across European countries …

Child maltreatment is a major public health problem associated with impairment in
childhood, adolescence, and extending throughout the lifespan. Within Canada, high-quality …

Childhood maltreatment is a well-established risk factor for mental and physical health
problems. Researchers, clinicians, and public health professionals assess childhood …