Background Exposure to child abuse can lead to lasting mental health problems. Extant
research has found that different types of child abuse tend to co-occur and overlap, which …

Abstract Background Adverse Childhood Experiences are traumatic events early in life and
have been associated with significant negative health outcomes. Objective To estimate the …

Abstract Background Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic
childhood events associated with negative health outcomes. Limited data on ACEs exists …

Background To establish national prevalence of child maltreatment, reliable, valid and
contextually appropriate measurement is needed. This paper outlines the refinement …

Background Childhood sexual abuse/assault has been linked to mental health problems
that affect an individual's psychological well-being. This study explores the facets of …

The aim of this article is to report the prevalence of youth victimization and poly-victimization
in northern Chile. Using the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire, a sample of 706 …

Sexual victimization has been one of the most frequently studied forms of child victimization.
Its effects are common and diverse; however, not all children and youth exposed to sexual …

Research conducted on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) over the past two decades
has changed how healthcare workers think about the relation between childhood and adult …

ABSTRACT The Catholic Church has faced a large number of complaints against its
representatives for sexual crimes that involved children and adolescents as victims. The …

Abstract Background In Mexico, there is a little information about child and youth poly-
victimization. Objective The present study aimed to analyze the prevalence of victimization …