"More Vermont children are in need of mental health services but treatment options close to home are hard to find, lawmakers were told Wednesday. With the mental health system for adults in transition, government officials decided it was time to look...
"It was almost 30 years ago that I first began focusing my research efforts on understanding the antecedents and consequences of child abuse and neglect. Those of us interested in providing an empirical foundation for preventive and ameliorative ...
Abstract PURPOSE: To identify contextual and interpersonal factors that distinguish families in which the intergenerational transmission of maltreatment is maintained from families in which the cycle is broken. METHODS: The sample was composed of...
Abstract PURPOSE: Harsh, abusive, and rejecting behavior by parents toward their children is associated with increased risk for many developmental problems for youth. Earlier research also shows that children raised by harsh parents are more likely to...
"This special issue is the result of a successful collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and researchers leading four important longitudinal studies on intergenerational patterns of violence: The Environmental Risk...
Abstract PURPOSE: To examine evidence of the continuity in abusive discipline across two generations (G1 and G2) and the role of safe, stable, and nurturing relationships (SSNRs) as protective factors. METHODS: Data are from the Lehigh Longitudinal...
" Child maltreatment is a global public health problem of epidemic proportions [1]. Internationally, the prevalence is striking, with reports suggesting that 25%e50% of children report being physically abused [1]. The annual estimates of child maltreatment in the developed world are highest in the United States : 3.4 million referrals of child abuse involved 6.2 million children in 2011 [2]. It is estimated that 1,570 of these children (or about four children every day) died as a...
Abstract Purpose : The present paper summarizes findings of the special issue papers on the intergenerational continuity of child maltreatment and through meta-analysis explores the potential moderating effects of safe, stable, nurturing relationships...
Abstract PURPOSE : We examine two research questions. First, does a history of child maltreatment victimization significantly increase the likelihood of maltreatment perpetration during adulthood? Second, do safe, stable, and nurturing relationships...
"Most parents who yell at their adolescent children wouldn’t dream of physically punishing their teens. Yet their use of harsh verbal discipline—defined as shouting, cursing, or using insults—may be just as detrimental to the...
"Advocates call for an end to the criminalization of students in New York and around the country..." "As students in New York City return to school for the fall, a coalition of youth and legal advocacy groups, including the New York Civil...
"Three researchers from the University of Huddersfield have published a paper in the Prison Service Journal looking at the important issue of what affect family ties and relationships can have on the prisoner, as well as how imprisonment can influence...
"In a recent study, Granger and scientists at the University of Oregon tracked the release of nerve growth factor in saliva (sNGF), finding for the first time that this protein – typically linked to the survival, development or function of...
"The nation’s largest veterans group says the Veterans Affairs Department and Pentagon are not doing enough to treat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. "Calling current medical protocols and treatments at VA...