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Download full textThompson, Elizabeth; Kaufman, Joan – Abell Foundation, 2019
Traditionally defined, Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, include experiences of child maltreatment and other family problems such as domestic violence and parental incarceration. These ACEs are common, frequently co-occur, and are associated with a whole host of negative social outcomes, health risk behaviors, psychiatric and substance use…
Descriptors: Prevention, Intervention, Educational Policy, Children
Direct linkShea, Kathryn; Graham, Mimi – ZERO TO THREE, 2018
The opioid epidemic has led to a dramatic increase in the number of infants and toddlers being removed from their homes and placed in foster care. Doing so places these vulnerable young children at high risk for attachment issues, postnatal medical problems, and development delay. Early Childhood Courts have been found to be a very effective…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Infants, Mental Health, Toddlers
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
Peer reviewedTyler, Kimberly A.; Melander, Lisa A. – Youth & Society, 2015
Although previous research documents high rates of child abuse, street victimization, and substance use among homeless youth, few studies have investigated these three constructs simultaneously, and thus little is known about how various forms of victimization are uniquely associated with substance use among this population. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Victims, Substance Abuse, Young Adults
Hovdestad, Wendy E.; Tonmyr, Lil; Wekerle, Christine; Thornton, Tiffany – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
Childhood maltreatment and adolescent substance abuse are important health issues that have been linked by research and theory for at least 50 years. Considering the intricacies of child maltreatment research, this paper aims to answer the question: which models show the most promise to explain why child maltreatment is a risk indicator for…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Adolescents, Substance Abuse, Models
DC Action for Children, 2011
The number of substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect in the District rose by 27 percent in FY 2009. This dramatic spike came after two consecutive years of decline in the number of substantiated cases reported the D.C. Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA). In FY 2010, the number of closed, substantiated cases dropped back down to 1,691,…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Risk, Substance Abuse, Well Being
Longman-Mills, Samantha; Gonzalez, Yolanda W.; Melendez, Marlon O.; Garcia, Monica R.; Gomez, Juan D.; Juarez, Cristina G.; Martinez, Eduardo A.; Penalba, Sobeyda J.; Pizzanelli, Miguel E.; Solorzano, Lucia I.; Wright, Gloria; Cumsille, Francisco; Sapag, Jaime; Wekerle, Christine; Hamilton, Hayley; Erickson, Patricia; Mann, Robert – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
Child maltreatment and substance abuse are both international public health priorities. Research shows that child maltreatment increases the risk for substance use and problems. Thus, recognition of this relationship may have important implications for substance demand reduction strategies, including efforts to prevent and treat substance use and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Child Abuse, Public Health, Drug Abuse
De Milto, Lori – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2012
"Free To Grow"--a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)--supported efforts by Head Start agencies and their community partners to strengthen the families and neighborhood environments of high-risk preschool children living in low-income communities. The goal was to reduce the children's vulnerability to substance…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Partnerships in Education, Program Effectiveness, Substance Abuse
Krienert, Jessie L.; Walsh, Jeffrey A. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2011
Sibling sexual abuse is identified as the most common form of familial sexual abuse. Extant literature is plagued by definitional inconsistencies, data limitations, and inadequate research methodology. Trivialized as "normal" sexual exploration, sibling sexual abuse has been linked to psychosocial/psychosexual dysfunction. Research has relied on…
Descriptors: Siblings, Sexual Abuse, Gender Differences, Victims
Trickett, Penelope K.; Negriff, Sonya; Ji, Juye; Peckins, Melissa – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2011
Child abuse and neglect, often collectively called child maltreatment, are huge social problems affecting millions of children and adolescents in America. Adolescents are affected both by maltreatment which occurred during childhood with lingering effects and by maltreatment that continues into or begins in adolescence. Several decades of research…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Social Problems, Substance Abuse, Child Abuse
Evans, Roy; Garner, Philip; Honig, Alice S. – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
Today, levels of mistreatment of children are internationally reported as having reached epidemic proportions. Throughout recorded history babies and young children have suffered acts of violence by parents, care providers and others. However, "some believe that, for the first time in history, we are beginning to face the true prevalence and…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Prevention, Violence, Child Abuse
Harwin, Judith – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2010
The main aim of this article is to consider how the 5-Step Method could be developed to meet the needs of affected family members (AFMs) with children under the age of 18. This would be an entirely new development. This article examines opportunities and challenges within practice and policy and makes suggestions on how the Method could be taken…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Counseling Techniques, Child Abuse, Child Welfare
Hien, Denise; Cohen, Lisa R.; Caldeira, Nathilee A.; Flom, Peter; Wasserman, Gail – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objective: This study examines how emotion regulation deficits in the area of anger arousal and reactivity are associated with child abuse potential in mothers with substance use and depressive disorders in order to identify targeted areas for prevention and treatment. Methods: A sample of 152 urban mothers was interviewed on measures of substance…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Mothers, Risk, Depression (Psychology)
Tucci, Adriana M.; Kerr-Correa, Florence; Souza-Formigoni, Maria Lucia O. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objective: In this study, we compared the frequency and intensity of childhood traumas in alcohol- or other drug-dependent patients, in patients with depression, and in a control group without psychiatric diagnoses. Methods: The study had a retrospective design of a clinical sample of men and women from the groups listed above. They were evaluated…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Measures (Individuals)
Tyler, Kimberly A.; Melander, Lisa A. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2010
Although homeless youth with and without foster care histories both face adverse life circumstances, little is known about how these two groups compare in terms of their early histories and whether they face similar outcomes. As such, we compared those with and without a history of foster care placement to determine if the associations between a…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Homeless People, Delinquency, Child Rearing
