Background Single parent families are at higher risk of re-report to Child Protective Services
(CPS) than two-parent families. Yet, how single-family homes differ in risk from two-parent …

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is prevalent, costly, and detrimental to children's health and
development. It often co-occurs with child abuse and neglect. Most children referred to child …

Social determinants of health (SDOH)—conditions in which children live, learn, and play—
affect child health and well-being. Publicly funded services in education and child welfare …

Infants face the highest risk of abuse and neglect nationally. There is a compelling need to
understand the individual risk factors and needs of families of maltreated infants so that …

2. Evaluate the impact of childhood sexual abuse victimization on parenting behaviors. 3.
Describe the potential consequences of parental childhood sexual abuse in children. 4 …

Rates of child maltreatment in the US have been relatively stagnant since the 1990s. This
lack of progress suggests that prevention efforts, which have primarily focused on individual …

ABSTRACT The Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY) instrument is a
popular risk-need-responsivity tool for justice-involved youth. This study conducted a multi …

This study examined whether the response and service characteristics of Child Protective
Services (CPS) in Korea are different between the initial reports and subsequent reports in …

Child welfare services receive a large proportion of referrals due to concerns about child
exposure to intimate partner violence (CEIPV). Fathers, cohabitating and non-cohabitating …

Youth within the out-of-home care system are at increased risk for a variety of negative
developmental outcomes, including increased risk for juvenile delinquency and later …