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Child psychological maltreatment in Palestinian families.

OBJECTIVES This study was designed to identify predictors of child psychological maltreatment (CPM) in Palestinian families. It examined the relative contributions of child characteristics, parents' sociodemographics, and economic hardship, in addition to family's characteristics such as family values, family ambiance, gender inequities, parental support, harsh discipline, and other forms of ma...

Child maltreatment in enlisted soldiers' families during combat-related deployments.

CONTEXT Parental stress is believed to play a critical role in child maltreatment, and deployment is often stressful for military families. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between combat-related deployment and rates of child maltreatment in families of enlisted soldiers in the US Army who had 1 or more substantiated reports of child maltreatment. DESIGN AND SETTING Descriptive case ser...

A TYPOLOGY FOR FAMILIES AT RISK FOR CHILD MALTREATMENT by

Domestic Violence and Child Welfare Child Maltreatment Investigations Among Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Families in Canada

Is the Families First Home Visiting Program Effective in Reducing Child Maltreatment and Improving Child Development?

While home visiting programs are among the most widespread interventions to support at-risk families, there is a paucity of research investigating these programs under real-world conditions. The effectiveness of Families First home visiting (FFHV) was examined for decreasing rates of being in care of child welfare, decreasing hospitalizations for maltreatment-related injuries, and improving chi...