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Jackson, Lovie J.; O'Brien, Kirk; Pecora, Peter J. – Child Welfare, 2011
Little is known about the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adult alumni of foster care and its demographic and contextual correlates. This is one of the first studies to report on racial/ethnic and gender differences and the influence of foster care experiences (i.e., revictimization during foster care, placement change rate,…
Descriptors: Race, Placement, Sexual Abuse, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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McDonough, Hannah; Love, Arnold J. – Child Welfare, 1987
Toronto's Sexual Abuse Treatment Project (SATP) is described. Results of the evaluation of the first 18 months of the program are reported. The role of a specialized sexual abuse therapy program within a child welfare setting is discussed. (Author/BN)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Child Abuse, Children
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Palmer, Sally E.; Brown, Ralph A.; Rae-Grant, Naomi I.; Loughlin, M. Joanne – Child Welfare, 1999
Surveyed adult survivors of abuse about their attempts, as children, to get help by disclosing it to someone who might intervene. Found that disclosure usually did not bring an end to the abuse, and that little action was taken to control the perpetrator; responses received by children were linked to their levels of self-esteem and family…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Adults, Child Abuse, Children
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Gruber, Kenneth J. – Child Welfare, 1981
Examines the emotional and situational factors that influence the child victim's role in sexual assult by adults, and the social implications of blaming the victim. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Adults, Child Abuse, Child Role, Emotional Adjustment