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Duffy, Mark; Comly, Rachel – Research for Action, 2019
Recent momentum to develop a trauma-informed education system provides an important opportunity for Pennsylvania schools. About two out of every three school-age children are likely to experience at least one traumatic event, such as abuse, neglect, or exposure to violence, by age 17. The effects of traumatic stress can include negative impacts on…
Descriptors: Trauma, Student Needs, At Risk Students, Coping
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Campbell, Kristine A.; Squires, Janet; Cook, Lawrence J.; Berger, Rachel P. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objective: To identify factors predicting the medical examination of children living in a home with a child referred to child protection services (CPS) for suspected physical abuse. Methods: Medical providers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh referred 189 children for suspected physical abuse to CPS between November 1, 2004 and May 1, 2006…
Descriptors: Race, Substance Abuse, Child Abuse, Risk
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Public Welfare, Harrisburg. – 1980
As mandated by Pennsylvania's Child Protective Services Law (Act 124), the document presents the Department of Public Welfare's 1979 report on child abuse. Following an introductory section is a brief section on the nature and scope of the problem. Section III outlines the past year's activities of the Department of Public Welfare's Office of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Delivery Systems, Intervention