Addressing Common Forms of Child Maltreatment

Evidence-informed interventions and gaps in current knowledge

Addressing Common Forms of Child Maltreatment II

Updated version: Evidence-informed interventions and gaps in current knowledge

Extent and Nature of Child Maltreatment-Related Fatalities

A review of significant research findings
regarding child maltreatment fatalities
over the last thirty years.

High-risk Neighborhoods and High-risk Families 

From the Journal of Social Services Research, 1994 (may require membership or payment to read entire article)

Maternal substance abuse and disrupted parenting

Distinguishing mothers who keep their children from those who do not (NOTE: To view the entire article, you will need to use the Adobe Reader controls in the black bar, upper left corner of the screen.)

Intergenerational Transmission

of Child Neglect

Published in 2017 by UPBRING, a 135-year-old Texas child welfare organization.

Depression, Trauma and

Child Welfare

A previously unpublished work by Dee

Wilson, Nancy Grote and Marianne Harris.

Reducing Multiple Placements

Ideas for cut back on the number of children placed in multiple foster homes

(This is a lengthy PDF file)

Effects of Foster Care on Child and Adolescent Well Being:
A Review of Recent Research

An in-depth look at some recently published work around foster care and child welfare.

(This is a PDF file)

LONGSCAN Brief: Chronic CPS Referral Histories And the Effects  on Children’s Development

Inside a 20-year study into how child development is impacted by abuse and neglect.