Child maltreatment research, policy, and practice for the next decade : workshop summary / Steve Olson and Clare Stroud, Rapporteurs, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Child Maltreatment Research, Policy, and Practice for the Next Decade Workshop, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Olson, Steve, 1956-

Stroud, Clare.

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Children, Youth, and Families.

Conference Name:

Child Maltreatment Research, Policy, and Practice for the Next Decade Workshop (2011 Washington, D.C.)

Child Maltreatment Research, Policy, and Practice for the Next Decade Workshop

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child abuse--Treatment--United States--Congresses.

Child abuse.

Child abuse--United States--Prevention--Congresses.

Physical Description:

xiv, 203 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1993 the National Research Council released its landmark report Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect (NRC, 1993). That report identified child maltreatment as a devastating social problem in American society. Nearly 20 years later, on January 30-31, 2012, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and NRC's Board on Children, Youth and Families help a workshop, Child Maltreatment Research, Policy, and Practice for the Next Generation, to review the accomplishments of the past two decades of research related to child maltreatment and the remaining gaps. "There have been many exciting research discoveries since the '93 report, but we also want people to be thinking about what is missing," said Anne Petersen, research professor at the Center for Human Growth and Development at the University of Michigan and chair of the panel that produced the report. Child Maltreatment Research, Policy, and Practice for the Next Decade: Workshop Summary covers the workshop that brought together many leading U.S. child maltreatment researchers for a day and a half of presentations and discussions. Presenters reviewed research accomplishments, identified gaps that remain in knowledge, and consider potential research priorities. Child Maltreatment Research, Policy, and Practice for the Next Decade: Workshop Summary also covers participant suggestions for future research priorities, policy actions, and practices that would enhance understanding of child maltreatment and efforts to reduce and respond to it. A background paper highlighting major research advances since the publication of the 1993 NRC report was prepared by an independent consultant to inform the workshop discussions. This summary is an essential resource for any workshop attendees, policy makers, researchers, educators, healthcare providers, parents, and advocacy groups.

Contents:

Introduction and overview

Reflections on the 1993 NRC report, Understanding child abuse and neglect

Recognizing and assessing child maltreatment

Social trends and child maltreatment trends

Causes and consequences of child maltreatment

Preventing child maltreatment

Design and delivery of services

Systems-level issues

Closing remarks and research opportunities.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-280-88016-3

9786613721471

0-309-25443-4

OCLC:

923289218