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Related Resources: Defining Child Abuse and Neglect
Factsheets, research, and other resources that define child maltreatment and specific types of child abuse and neglect.
Advances in Research Definitions of Child Maltreatment
Manly
Child Abuse and Neglect, 29(5), 2005
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Describes the Maltreatment Classification System.
Building Circles, Breaking Cycles: Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect: The Early Childhood Educator's Role (PDF - 170 KB)
National Association for the Education of Young Children (2004)
Designed for early childhood educators, the brochure defines common types of child abuse and neglect.
Child Abuse and Neglect
This information packet includes fact sheets about child maltreatment and the services available from the Child Welfare Information Gateway. The fact sheets review the definitions of maltreatment, child abuse and neglect prevention, and provide statistical information about the prevalence of child abuse and neglect and the characteristics of victims and offenders. Directories of federal clearinghouses, hotlines, state agencies, and other organizations that disseminate information about family and domestsic violence and substance abuse are also inserted.
Child and Youth Security Sourcebook
Kimball (Ed.) (2003)
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Information for students, parents, and educators about protecting children and youth from child abuse, substance abuse, and other risks. Part 3 defines various forms of child abuse and neglect.
The Definition of Child Maltreatment: From Case Study to Construct
Herrenkohl
Child Abuse and Neglect, 29(5), 2005
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Discusses issues related to findings of the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect and explores operational definitions, proposed principles, and the potential for constructs reflective of maltreatment.
Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect
Defines the conduct, acts, and omissions that constitute reportable child abuse or neglect.
Position Paper: Definitional Issues in Munchausen by Proxy
Ayoub, Alexander, Beck, Bursch, et al.
Child Maltreatment, 7(2), 2002
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Presents a comprehensive examination, by a panel of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, of current understanding of the disorder and the result of an effort to develop a working definition.
The Problem
Giardino (2001)
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Defines child sexual abuse, including medical and psychological aspects.
Should Childhood Exposure to Adult Domestic Violence Be Defined as Child Maltreatment Under the Law?
Edleson (2004)
In Protecting Children From Domestic Violence: Strategies for Community Intervention
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Describes the effect on children and debates the policy of defining exposure as a form of child maltreatment.
What You Need to Know About Abuse and Neglect (PDF - 118 KB)
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, University of Georgia, College of Family & Consumer Sciences (2003)
Information on how to help grandchildren cope with the aftermath, definitions and warning signs, how to report abuse, how abuse and neglect affect children's development, and how to find help for the family.
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