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Worker Safety in High-risk Child Protection and Domestic Violence Cases
PurposeFew studies have investigated how high-risk domestic and family violence perpetrators threaten staff, how organizations support staff, and...
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The socioeconomic burden of pediatric tuberculosis and role of child-sensitive social protection
BackgroundHouseholds of children with tuberculosis (TB) experience financial and social hardships, but TB-specific social protection initiatives...
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The Child Protection Response to Domestic Violence and Abuse: a Sco** Review of Interagency Interventions, Models and Collaboration
PurposeThere is a growing acknowledgement that children are direct victims of domestic violence and abuse, and require support and protection in...
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Factors affecting child welfare and protection workers' intention to quit: a cross-sectional study from Norway
IntroductionHigh turnover rates have been a problem for Norwegian child welfare and protection services for years. The main aim of this study was to...
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The Overlaps between Intergenerational (Dis)Continuity of Child Protection Services Involvement and Mental Illness Diagnoses from Hospital Admissions
PurposeThis study examines the relationship between mental illness diagnoses and four intergenerational patterns of child protection services...
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Social protection as a strategy for HIV prevention, education promotion and child marriage reduction among adolescents: a cross-sectional population-based study in Lesotho
BackgroundLesotho’s government has shown consistent efforts to implement social protection programmes. However, while recent evidence established a...
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Child protection concern in patients during the COVID-19 lockdown
During the COVID-19 lockdown, social isolation from school closures and home visitation restrictions compounded known risk factors for child...
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Development of the Faith Community Child Protection Scale with Faith Leaders and their Spouses in Senegal, Uganda and Guatemala
Violence, abuse and neglect constitute major threats to children’s health and wellbeing globally. However, until recently, relatively little...
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“An uncomfortable topic”: Health professionals' perspectives on child protection capacities, training offers and the potential need for action in Germany
BackgroundChild maltreatment, due to its high prevalence and often long-lasting (health and/or psycho-social) consequences, is one of the main...
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Child-related risk factors and injuries in cases of physical child abuse
BackgroundWhen evaluating child welfare risk, recognition of abuse-related injuries and knowledge of risk factors for child abuse are important...
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Three-Year Custody Outcomes Among Infants Investigated by Child Protection Systems for Prenatal Substance Exposure in California
ObjectiveInfants affected by prenatal alcohol and drug use are more likely to be removed from parental custody than those in the general population,...
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Adverse childhood experiences, associated stressors and comorbidities in children and youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder across the justice and child protection settings in Western Australia
BackgroundIndividuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are at risk of having adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), especially those with...
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Diagnostic Accuracy of the Government of India Mother and Child Protection Card for Developmental Screening of Indian Children Aged 2–36 Months: A Hospital-based Mixed Method Study
BackgroundUniversal developmental screening is recommended at 9, 18, 24 and 36 months. The Government of India Mother and Child Protection (MCP) card...
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Child maltreatment and psycho-social impairments among child laborers in rural Bangladesh
PurposeThe current study focused on exploring the impact of maltreatment of child laborers on their psychosocial health condition from the views of...
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Self-reported mental health of children known to child protection services: an Australian population-based record linkage study
Maltreated children are vulnerable to adverse mental health outcomes. Information about how children’s mental health needs vary according to...
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Continuum of care for maternal and child health and child undernutrition in Angola
BackgroundContinuum of care (CoC) for maternal and child health provides opportunities for mothers and children to improve their nutritional status,...
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Child abuse and pubertal timing: what is the role of child sex and identity of the perpetrator?
BackgroundThis study investigated the association between child abuse [child neglect (CN), emotional (CEA) and physical abuse (CPA)] and early...
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Integrating Child Protection and Mental Health Concerns in the Early Childhood Care and Development Program in India
Adverse childhood experiences and protection risks such as neglect and abuse and family psychosocial and protection vulnerabilities, beginning in...