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Courtenay L. Kessler; Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn; Susan Mineka; Richard E. Zinbarg; Michelle Craske; Emma K. Adam – Grantee Submission, 2023
Early life adversity influences the diurnal cortisol rhythm, yet the relative influence of different characteristics of adversity remains unknown. In this study, we examine how developmental timing (childhood vs. adolescence), severity (major vs. minor), and domain of early life adversity relate to diurnal cortisol rhythms in late adolescence. We…
Descriptors: Physiology, Biochemistry, Child Development, Disadvantaged
Smithgall, Cheryl; DeCoursey, Jan; Yang, Duck-Hye; Haseltine, Lisa – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2012
Whether parents can overcome the problems that led to abuse and neglect of their children is the essence of questions surrounding efforts to return children to their parents once legal custody of a child has been granted to the child welfare agency. Consistent with a legal and policy framework protecting parental rights in the United States, the…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Foster Care
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Griffin, Gene; McClelland, Gary; Holzberg, Mark; Stolbach, Bradley; Maj, Nicole; Kisiel, Cassandra – Child Welfare, 2011
Congress set requirements for child welfare agencies to respond to emotional trauma associated with child maltreatment and removal. In meeting these requirements, agencies should develop policies that address child trauma. To assist in policy development, this study analyzes more than 14,000 clinical assessments from child welfare in Illinois.…
Descriptors: Evidence, Child Abuse, Mental Disorders, Child Welfare