Research within the community‐based child protection approach has used the
neighbourhood collective efficacy theory of social disorganisation to focus on investigating …

This article reviews and analyzes extant literature on the prevention of child maltreatment.
We give an overview of protective factors that research finds to be efficacious in …

Although the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has amplified risk factors known to
increase children's vulnerability to abuse and neglect, emerging evidence suggests declines …

This guide provides healthcare students and professionals with a foundational background
on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)–traumatic early life experiences, which can have …

Maltreatment of children continues to be a major public health concern, with high social,
economic and health burdens. Rates vary by a number of factors that can be categorized …

We conducted a secondary analysis of the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to examine child
abuse and neglect hospitalization from 1998–2016. The NIS is the largest all-payer …

This commentary on the study by McCoy et al.(2023) examining the negative effects of
neighborhood violence on the development of toddlers growing up in the city of São Paulo …

Persistent inequities in risk for child abuse and neglect (CAN) may be reduced by using a
health equity perspective in order to assure that all children have the opportunity to reach …

This qualitative study explores the youth-initiated mentoring (YIM) approach for youth at risk
for out-of-home placement. In this approach, a youth nominates someone from within their …

Purpose: This review seeks to summarize selected literature on existing findings on the
impacts of community-based interventions on the actual reduction of child maltreatment and …