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School-Based Abuse Prevention Programs for Children: A Scoping Review
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Nyberg, Amanda; Ferm, Ulrika; Bornman, Juan – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
Child abuse can have serious long-term physical, psychological, behavioural, societal and economic consequences. The aim of this scoping review was to map the literature on abuse prevention programs conducted at schools for pre-teenage children. The review outlines the specific components and methods of the programs, the measurements used and the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Victims, Students with Disabilities
Head Start's Contagion of Fraud and Abuse. Backgrounder. No. 3467
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Butcher, Jonathan; Schwalbach, Jude – Heritage Foundation, 2020
Research has demonstrated that federal Head Start centers, which provide preschool care to children from low-income families, have little or no long-term academic value for children. This "Backgrounder" adds to the evidence that Head Start has failed to achieve its objectives and should be sunset, not expanded, by demonstrating a…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Preschool Education, Low Income Groups, Program Effectiveness
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2015
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Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2015
The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics' primary mission is to enhance data collection and reporting on children and families. "America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2015" provides the Nation with a summary of national indicators of children's well-being and monitors changes in these indicators.…
Descriptors: Well Being, Social Indicators, Children, National Surveys
Financing Medically-Oriented Child Protection Teams in the Age of Managed Health Care: A National Survey
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Giardino, Angelo P.; Montoya, Louise A.; Leventhal, John M. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2004
Objective: The direct and indirect costs to society from child maltreatment are estimated to be quite high. The costs related to medical care are of interest to professionals serving on medically-oriented child protection teams that conduct medical evaluations of alleged abuse. This study was designed to explore a number of financially related…
Descriptors: Child Safety, National Surveys, Health Insurance, Child Abuse
Intimate Partner Violence among Female Caregivers of Children Reported for Child Maltreatment
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Hazen, Andrea L.; Connelly, Cynthia D.; Kelleher, Kelly; Landsverk, John; Barth, Richard – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2004
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence among female caregivers of children reported to child protective services. Method: Data were derived from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, a national probability study of children investigated for child abuse and…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Child Caregivers, Child Abuse
Children in the States, 2000.
Andrejack, Kate, Comp.; Judge, Amy, Comp.; Simons, Janet, Comp. – 2000
This data book provides statistics on a range of indicators that measure critical aspects of children's lives in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Statistics are provided in the following categories: (1) national rankings in population and family characteristics; (2) health and disabilities (including children lacking health…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Health