Burden attributable to child maltreatment in Australia

SE Moore, JG Scott, AJ Ferrari, R Mills, MP Dunne… - Child abuse & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Child maltreatment is a complex phenomenon, with four main types (childhood sexual
abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect) highly interrelated. All types of …

The Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS): protocol for a national survey of the prevalence of child abuse and neglect, associated mental disorders and …

B Mathews, R Pacella, M Dunne, J Scott, D Finkelhor… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Child maltreatment (physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect
and exposure to domestic violence) is widely understood to be associated with multiple …

Risk factors for child maltreatment in an Australian population-based birth cohort

JC Doidge, DJ Higgins, P Delfabbro, L Segal - Child Abuse & Neglect, 2017 - Elsevier
Child maltreatment and other adverse childhood experiences adversely influence
population health and socioeconomic outcomes. Knowledge of the risk factors for child …

The association between child maltreatment and mental disorders in the Australian Child Maltreatment Study

JG Scott, E Malacova, B Mathews… - Medical journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To examine the associations between experiences of child maltreatment and
mental disorders in the Australian population. Design Population‐representative survey …

The association between child maltreatment and health risk behaviours and conditions throughout life in the Australian Child Maltreatment Study

DM Lawrence, A Hunt, B Mathews… - Medical journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To estimate associations between all five types of child maltreatment (emotional
abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and exposure to domestic violence) and …

The prevalence of child maltreatment in Australia: findings from a national survey

B Mathews, R Pacella, JG Scott… - Medical journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To estimate the prevalence in Australia of each type of child maltreatment; to
identify gender‐and age group‐related differences in prevalence. Design, setting Cross …

The Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS), a national survey of the prevalence of child maltreatment and its correlates: methodology

DM Haslam, DM Lawrence, B Mathews… - Medical journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To describe the aims, design, methodology, and respondent sample
representativeness of the Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS). Design, setting …

The prevalence and nature of multi‐type child maltreatment in Australia

DJ Higgins, B Mathews, R Pacella… - Medical journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To determine the prevalence in Australia of multi‐type child maltreatment,
defined as two or more maltreatment types (physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse …

[HTML][HTML] The long-term health consequences of child physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RE Norman, M Byambaa, R De, A Butchart… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Child sexual abuse is considered a modifiable risk factor for mental disorders
across the life course. However the long-term consequences of other forms of child …

Measuring child maltreatment in the United Kingdom: A study of the prevalence of child abuse and neglect

C May-Chahal, P Cawson - Child abuse & neglect, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE:: To provide reliable measures of the prevalence of all forms of child
maltreatment in the UK that will be robust in the context of social and cultural differences due …