Psychosocial hazards in mental healthcare contribute to the development of compassion
fatigue in mental health professionals. Compassion fatigue has a negative impact on the …

Background Many individuals and organizations experience vicarious trauma, defined as
exposure to traumatic experiences of others. Those who work with children traumatized by …

Background Alongside deficits in children's wellbeing, the COVID-19 pandemic has created
an elevated risk for child maltreatment and challenges for child protective services …

Introduction Multiple risk and protective factors influence the wellbeing and retention of child
protective and youth justice professionals. Less attention has been given to empirically …

Purpose Commonly-used violence surveillance systems are biased towards certain
populations due to overreporting or over-scrutinized. Hospital discharge data may offer a …

Substantial evidence suggests that economic hardship causes violence. However, a large
majority of this research relies on observational studies that use traditional violence …

Human services professionals from all fields may be exposed to dangerous and even
traumatic experiences while fulfilling their job responsibilities. Despite the data identifying …

ABSTRACT When the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania revised its child protective services
law (CPSL) in 2014 in response to highly publicized child abuse incidents, the impact on …

The social work profession has a long tradition of involvement with the child welfare system.
The very core of social work practice in child welfare lies in the relationship between the …

BACKGROUND: Child maltreatment is widespread, and its victims are frequently treated by
trauma providers. However, providers across disciplines report feeling ill-equipped to …