International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention.

International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention.

Injury prevention and the attainment of child and adolescent health.

Urgent attention is required to tackle the problem of child and adolescent injury across the world. There have been considerable shifts in the epidemiological patterns of child deaths; while great progress has been made in preventing infectious diseases, the exposure of children and adolescents to the risks of injury appear to be increasing and will continue to do so in the future. The issue of...

International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience

Objective(s): This study examined the abuse prevalence and characteristics, and risk and protective factors, among both runaway and non-runaway adolescents evaluated at a Child Advocacy Center (CAC) in Minnesota, which had implemented a referral program to assess runaways for potential sexual assault or sexual exploitation. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of self-report and chart data for t...

International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) and worldwide endeavors to prevent child maltreatment.

Child Nonintentional Injury Prevention