This study systematically reviews and synthesizes evidence on parental risk and protective
factors along with identifying differences in the presence of these factors based on …

This literature review draws from a wide array of interdisciplinary research to argue that
fathers need to be included in child welfare practice and research to the same extent as …

It is 4pm on a crisp November afternoon in 1978. I am pacing up and down the road outside
the house I intend to visit to investigate a complaint of alleged child abuse. I am a student …

Over the last twenty years it has become recognized that fathers play a crucial role in child
development and subsequent adult status and behaviour. This book presents the state-of …

METHODS: Data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys rounds 4 and 5 were combined
across 38 LMICs. The sample comprised 87 286 children aged 3 and 4 years. Paternal …

Research suggests that fathers' involvement in their children's lives is associated with
enhanced child functioning. The current study examined (a) whether presence of a father …

We estimate the impact of family structure on investments made in children's health, using
data from the 1988 National Health Interview Survey Child Health Supplement. Controlling …

Family Violence in a Cultural Perspective focuses on family violence from four major ethnic
populations of the United States: Native American Indian, African American, Hispanic/Latino …

Child maltreatment professionals from all disciplines struggle to find better ways of
understanding and treating the families and children affected by maltreatment. Since the mid …

As is evident from this and other recent volumes (eg, Gray & Anderson, 2010; Lamb, 2010;
Shwalb, Shwalb, & Lamb, in press), we have made modest strides in detailing cultural …