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Sledjeski, Eve M.; Dierker, Lisa C.; Bird, Hector R.; Canino, Glorisa – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objectives: The objectives of the present study were to (1) describe the prevalence of child maltreatment among migrant and non-migrant Puerto Rican families and (2) identify socio-demographic and cultural (i.e., acculturation pattern, familismo) predictors of maltreatment within these two samples. Method: Representative community samples of…
Descriptors: Poverty, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Incidence
New York State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled, Albany. – 1992
This report summarizes a 3-year review of reports of child abuse and neglect in New York State's mental hygiene facilities. The study determined that greater efforts are required to ensure protection of those children who were "repeat" alleged victims and who, as a group, were involved in 400 of the 850 reports to the State Central…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Incidence, Institutional Environment