Child maltreatment and long-term physical and mental health outcomes: an exploration of biopsychosocial determinants and implications for prevention

D Mehta, AB Kelly, KR Laurens, D Haslam… - Child Psychiatry & …, 2021 - Springer
Child maltreatment rates remain unacceptably high and rates are likely to escalate as
COVID-related economic problems continue. A comprehensive and evidence-building …

Sensitive periods in development and risk for psychiatric disorders and related endpoints: a systematic review of child maltreatment findings

JD Schaefer, TW Cheng, EC Dunn - The Lancet Psychiatry, 2022 - thelancet.com
Variation in the mental health of people who have experienced childhood maltreatment is
substantial. One hypothesis is that this variation is attributable, in part, to the timing of …

Leveraging administrative data to better understand and address child maltreatment: A sco** review of data linkage studies

E Soneson, S Das, AM Burn, M van Melle… - Child …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background This sco** review aimed to overview studies that used administrative data
linkage in the context of child maltreatment to improve our understanding of the value that …

[HTML][HTML] Reading and numeracy attainment of children reported to child protection services: A population record linkage study controlling for other adversities

KR Laurens, F Islam, M Kariuki, F Harris, M Chilvers… - Child Abuse & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Maltreated children are at risk of poor educational outcomes, but also
experience greater individual, family, and neighbourhood adversities that may obscure an …

The impact of increased minimum wage on child neglect varies by developmental age of child

MJ Ash, MD Livingston, K Komro… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Children in poverty are at significantly greater risk of experiencing child maltreatment. Family
economic security policies, such as minimum wage laws, offer a promising prevention …

[HTML][HTML] Childhood poverty and school readiness: Differences by poverty type and immigration background

R Gill, ME Karim, JH Puyat, M Guhn, M Janus… - SSM-Population …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives Poverty exposes children to adverse conditions that negatively impact
development. However, there is limited understanding on how different types of poverty may …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the impact of Out-of-Home Care on early childhood development

K Lanais, E Gnanamanickam, M Maclean, L Segal - Child Abuse & Neglect, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Early childhood development is influential for life course capability. Children
exposed to child maltreatment and at high risk of harm may be removed for their safety, but …

Cumulative environmental risk in early life: associations with schizotypy in childhood

K O'Hare, O Watkeys, T Whitten, K Dean… - Schizophrenia …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Hypothesis Psychotic disorders are associated with a growing
number of recognized environmental exposures. Cumulative exposure to multiple …

Countering arguments against parental alienation as a form of family violence and child abuse

E Kruk, JJ Harman - The American Journal of Family Therapy, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Despite scientific recognition of parental alienation as a form of child maltreatment and
family violence, numerous critiques been advanced challenging the concept. A recent UN …

Self-reported mental health of children known to child protection services: an Australian population-based record linkage study

K O'Hare, A Hussain, KR Laurens, G Hindmarsh… - European child & …, 2021 - Springer
Maltreated children are vulnerable to adverse mental health outcomes. Information about
how children's mental health needs vary according to different levels of child protection …