Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a prevalent social problem in the United States and
women of childbearing age are the most likely victims. The young children born to these …

Child maltreatment has been consistently linked to aggression, yet there have been few
attempts to conceptualize precisely how maltreatment influences the development of …

This article synthesizes foundational knowledge from multiple scientific disciplines regarding
how humans develop in context. Major constructs that define human development are …

Background Childhood maltreatment has been linked to a variety of changes in brain
structure and function and stress–responsive neurobiological systems. Epidemiological …

Meta-analytic techniques were used to estimate the effects of exposure to community
violence on mental health outcomes across 114 studies. Community violence had its …

Studies of childhood abuse and neglect haveimportant lessons for considerations of
natureand nurture. While each child has uniquegenetic potentials, both human and …

PURPOSE: Alcohol is the most common and frequently used drug and has the potential to
cause multiple deleterious effects throughout the lifespan. Because early age at initiation of …

This widely used practitioner resource and course text provides an engaging overview of
developmental theory and research, with a focus on what practitioners need to know. The …

Exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) can have long-lasting effects on a child's socio-
emotional and neurological development. Research has focused on the effects of IPV on …

School safety and order are essential conditions for learning but represent a relatively new
field of study, stimulated in large part by repeated episodes of school violence that have …