Child MaltreatmentPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-05-22DOI: 10.1177/10775595251345065
Gianni A Hansen, James C Hamilton
{"title":"Prevalence of Suspected Medical Child Abuse in the School Setting: A Study of School Nurses.","authors":"Gianni A Hansen, James C Hamilton","doi":"10.1177/10775595251345065","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10775595251345065","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We conducted a nation-wide online survey of school nurses in the United States to estimate the prevalence of suspected medical child abuse (MCA) among seriously ill or disabled students attending elementary or pre-school. Prior to being informed of our interest in MCA, the nurses identified a single seriously ill or disabled student to report on and provided information about themselves, the selected student, and the student's caregiver. They were then told the true purpose of the study and asked to rate their suspicions that the student they had selected was a victim of MCA, and at the very end of the survey we asked all the nurses if they worked with a student who they suspected was experiencing MCA. Prevalence of suspected MCA among the blindly selected seriously ill or disabled students, was 23127 per 1000. Half the nurses completing the survey reported they currently cared for a suspected MCA victim, suggesting a minimum prevalence of 22/1000 among seriously ill or disabled students in their care. The results suggest the setting of school nursing holds potential as both a venue for research on MCA and an important setting for finding and helping victims of MCA.</p>","PeriodicalId":48052,"journal":{"name":"Child Maltreatment","volume":" ","pages":"718-730"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144129164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child MaltreatmentPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-04-15DOI: 10.1177/10775595251335300
Cathy Spatz Widom, Kellie Courtney
{"title":"Childhood Maltreatment and Midlife Mortality: A Prospective Investigation.","authors":"Cathy Spatz Widom, Kellie Courtney","doi":"10.1177/10775595251335300","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10775595251335300","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous studies have reported mixed findings regarding the relationship between childhood maltreatment and midlife mortality. To fill gaps in the literature, we examine the impact of childhood maltreatment on midlife mortality and test potential explanations for the relationship. Using a prospective cohort design, individuals with documented histories of childhood maltreatment (ages 0-11 years) during 1967-1971 and a demographically matched control group were followed into midlife. The National Death Index and Social Security Death Index were searched for all individuals (<i>N</i> = 1575) to determine date and cause of death. Individuals who survived were interviewed in 1989-1995 (M age = 29). By 2023, 18% (<i>N</i> = 283) had died. Contrary to expectations, there were no significant differences in midlife mortality between maltreated and control groups overall. Incidence rates for maltreated females were higher than for control females. Physically abused males were at decreased risk of midlife mortality. Among individuals interviewed in young adulthood, being female reduced risk, whereas lower SES and suicide attempt increased risk for midlife mortality. Childhood maltreatment, alcohol, drugs, anxiety, depression, smoking, and violent arrests did not. SES and problematic behaviors appear to play an important role in understanding midlife mortality and suggest targets for intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":48052,"journal":{"name":"Child Maltreatment","volume":" ","pages":"661-672"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144041731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child MaltreatmentPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-05-28DOI: 10.1177/10775595251345432
Csenge B Bődi, Diana P Ortega, Kerryann Walsh, Melissa A Bright
{"title":"Community-Based Victimization Prevention Education for Children and Youth With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Csenge B Bődi, Diana P Ortega, Kerryann Walsh, Melissa A Bright","doi":"10.1177/10775595251345432","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10775595251345432","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Children and youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) face a high risk of victimization (including child abuse, neglect, bullying), yet prevention strategies for this population remain underrepresented and under-evaluated. This scoping review analyzes ten community-based victimization prevention programs for youth with IDD (ages 10-25) across North America, the Middle East, Europe, and Australia. Programs varied in structure, content, and teaching strategies, with all delivered over multiple sessions and most including evaluations of learning outcomes or implementation quality. However, none were adapted on a broad scale across multiple settings, populations, or geographic regions or addressed multiple forms of victimization. Given the effectiveness of prevention education in related fields, rigorous evaluation and tailored, evidence-based approaches are needed to enhance their impact. This review highlights existing programs, their methodologies, and the available evidence on their effectiveness, identifying key areas for future research and development in victimization prevention for children and youth with IDD.</p>","PeriodicalId":48052,"journal":{"name":"Child Maltreatment","volume":" ","pages":"760-781"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144175335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child MaltreatmentPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-01-29DOI: 10.1177/10775595251317449
Rachel Y Levin, Justin Russotti, Sheree L Toth, Dante Cicchetti, Elizabeth D Handley
{"title":"Maternal History of Child Maltreatment Predicts Dysregulated Offspring Stress Response System Functioning.","authors":"Rachel Y Levin, Justin Russotti, Sheree L Toth, Dante Cicchetti, Elizabeth D Handley","doi":"10.1177/10775595251317449","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10775595251317449","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Identifying proximal and multigenerational distal risk mechanisms through which adversity exposure may shape neuroendocrine dysregulation among children is critical to advancing effective preventive interventions for adversity-exposed individuals. Utilizing longitudinal data (<i>N</i> = 247), the current study examined maternal and offspring history of childhood maltreatment (CM) as predictors of offspring cortisol/DHEA ratios, and, in exploratory analyses, extended this longitudinally to offspring depressive symptoms in young adulthood. Youth (ages 8-13 years) initially attended a research camp, then were followed up approximately eight years later (ages 18-22 years). Maternal history of CM significantly predicted their offspring's childhood cortisol/DHEA ratio over and above the effects of the offspring's history of CM. Offspring CM was not a significant predictor of the ratio. The cortisol/DHEA ratio did not mediate the relationship between maternal history of CM and offspring emerging adulthood depression. Results highlight an intergenerational cascade of CM and negative outcomes and support inclusion of maternal experiences in screening for at-risk youth.</p>","PeriodicalId":48052,"journal":{"name":"Child Maltreatment","volume":" ","pages":"638-648"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12304240/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143061210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"Don't You Understand That We Are Punishing You for Your Own Good?\": Attitudes of Women With Substance Use Disorder to Punitive and Therapeutic Methods in Closed Communities.","authors":"Tomer Einat, Oshrat Ben Shoshan","doi":"10.1177/0306624X231188227","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0306624X231188227","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The growing numbers of women with substance use disorder (SUD) and the resulting establishment of dedicated treatment and rehabilitation services have spawned a rich literature on the etiology of addiction among women, their therapy needs and the effectiveness of the treatments they receive. Nevertheless, very few studies have examined the punitive methods applied to women with SUD as part of their treatment. This study examines the positions of thirteen Israeli women with SUD regarding punishments meted out in closed therapeutic communities (TCs), and their experienced short- and long-term implications. The findings suggest ambivalence toward the harsh treatment and punishment in the communities, and to their negative repercussions for the clients' mental condition after their release. We conclude that the methods of treatment and punishment in these settings must be changed and based on the clients' strengths and empowerment. Punishments should be meted out in a proportional way, and as a last resource.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"2011-2033"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10008338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2024-10-21DOI: 10.1177/10778012241289426
Sonia M Frías, Roberto Castro
{"title":"Mistreatment, Abuse, and Gender-Based Violence During Childbirth: A Longitudinal Analysis of Obstetric Violence in México (2011-2021).","authors":"Sonia M Frías, Roberto Castro","doi":"10.1177/10778012241289426","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012241289426","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This longitudinal retrospective study of mistreatment, abuse, and gender-based violence during childbirth uses two population representative samples of Mexican women to analyze the incidence of obstetric violence in Mexico from 2011 to 2021. Our assessment is that there are more continuities than changes in the phenomenon and our study does not find evidence to support the claims of increases in obstetric violence during the 2020-2021 COVID-19 pandemic. Conceptually it differentiates between acts of violence, disrespect, and abuse, based on socially constructed gender differences (gender-based violence), and those more generally related to medical authoritarianism and the biomedical model that confers medical professionals a more powerful and higher status relative to that of their patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"3496-3522"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142476017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child MaltreatmentPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2024-08-24DOI: 10.1177/10775595241277122
Vanessa L Parker, Anna La Manna
{"title":"From Early Trauma to Cardiovascular Risk Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Young Adults.","authors":"Vanessa L Parker, Anna La Manna","doi":"10.1177/10775595241277122","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10775595241277122","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to investigate the connection between childhood abuse history and cardiovascular health indicators among a nationally representative sample of young adults aged 24-32. Using data from waves three and four of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (<i>n</i> = 4, 164) multivariate logistic regression was employed to investigate childhood trauma (i.e., childhood physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect) as predictors for cardiovascular disease, hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and obesity. Results showed that adults who reported history of sexual abuse were 4.3 times more likely to report diagnosis of cardiovascular disease and those who reported childhood physical abuse at wave three had 1.4 times the odds of reporting high cholesterol diagnosis. Although trauma history is often calculated as a composite, some forms of childhood abuse may have greater impacts on cardiovascular risk than others.</p>","PeriodicalId":48052,"journal":{"name":"Child Maltreatment","volume":" ","pages":"593-602"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142047310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child MaltreatmentPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2024-07-25DOI: 10.1177/10775595241268169
Karen B Hoeve, John D Melville, Andrew C Dwyer, Kendra K Ham
{"title":"Practice Analysis: Developing a Content Outline for the Child Abuse Pediatrics Certification Exam.","authors":"Karen B Hoeve, John D Melville, Andrew C Dwyer, Kendra K Ham","doi":"10.1177/10775595241268169","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10775595241268169","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The examination by which physicians achieve board certification in CAP should reflect the knowledge and skills required of the modern practitioner. The American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) assembled a 12-member volunteer panel of practicing child abuse pediatricians to conduct a practice analysis. In the first phase of the project, the panel identified and documented the practice domains, tasks, knowledge, and skills required for clinical practice. During the second phase, the panel organized testable knowledge areas into content domains and subdomains and updated the ABP CAP content outline. Feedback on the revised outline was requested from all ABP board-certified child abuse pediatricians via an online survey and results from the survey informed final revisions to the outline.</p>","PeriodicalId":48052,"journal":{"name":"Child Maltreatment","volume":" ","pages":"741-750"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141761752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child MaltreatmentPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2024-10-07DOI: 10.1177/10775595241289894
Tre D Gissandaner, Jordan A Gette, Kristin J Perry, Alainna Wen, Timothy Regan, Lauren M Mutignani, Dustin E Sarver, Crystal S Lim, Robert D Annett
{"title":"Prenatal Substance Exposure and Infant Discharge Placement: Results From the ACT NOW Study.","authors":"Tre D Gissandaner, Jordan A Gette, Kristin J Perry, Alainna Wen, Timothy Regan, Lauren M Mutignani, Dustin E Sarver, Crystal S Lim, Robert D Annett","doi":"10.1177/10775595241289894","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10775595241289894","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It is critical that researchers gather evidence of factors that identify infants at risk of out-of-home placement based on types of substance exposures and demographic characteristics. This study applied a validated medical record data extraction tool on data derived from a multi-site (<i>N</i> = 30) pediatric clinical trials network (ISPCTN) study of Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal (ACT NOW study). Participants included 1808 birthing parent-infant dyads with documented NOWS scoring or prenatal opioid exposure. Non-Hispanic White pregnant persons comprised the largest proportion of the sample (69.8%), followed by Non-Hispanic Black (11.6%), Non-Hispanic Multiracial and Other race (8.5%), and Hispanic (6.2%). Most notably, infant prenatal substance exposure across alcohol, cocaine, meth/amphetamine, and opioids, had the lowest possibility of discharging to parent(s). Additionally, latent class analysis identified distinct classes of substance use during pregnancy that were associated with different probabilities of discharging to parent(s). Specifically, less than half of infants (47%-49%) in the Poly-use and Meth/amphetamine classes were discharged to their parent(s). Severity of infant withdrawal symptoms influenced placement decisions within the Poly-use and Prescription Opioid classes. Findings can inform standard practices for increasing support for pregnant persons and substance-exposed infants including identification, subsequent referrals, communication with Child Protective Services, and plans of safe care.</p>","PeriodicalId":48052,"journal":{"name":"Child Maltreatment","volume":" ","pages":"707-717"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11973236/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142394299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2024-09-30DOI: 10.1177/10778012241283493
Brittany L Acquaviva, Christi L Gullion
{"title":"A Qualitative Analysis of Victims' Perceptions of Procedural Justice for Sexual Victimization.","authors":"Brittany L Acquaviva, Christi L Gullion","doi":"10.1177/10778012241283493","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012241283493","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sexual violence is a prevalent crime that is heavily underreported. Police behaviors when responding to such crimes can influence decisions to report. Furthermore, there is a dearth of knowledge on the relationship between procedural justice tenets (e.g., dignity/respect, trustworthiness, fairness/neutrality, and having a voice) and survivors of sexual violence decisions to report. The current study uses 55 semistructured interviews with survivors of sexual violence across the United States to explore procedural justice tenets on individuals' decisions to report their victimization (or not). Findings underscore the importance for police to interact with survivors with tenets of dignity/respect. Practical implications are further discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"3632-3656"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142354805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}