Selected Resources

What Factors Contribute to Child Abuse and Neglect?
Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (HHS) User Manual Series (2003)
In A Coordinated Response to Child Abuse and Neglect: The Foundation for Practice
Parent, child, family, and environmental risk and protective factors.

Context, Contributing Factors and Consequences
Peirson, Laurendeau, & Chamberland (2001)
In Promoting Family Wellness and Preventing Child Maltreatment: Fundamentals for Thinking and Action
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Details a number of societal and community vulnerabilities associated with child abuse and neglect.

Social and Ecological Issues in Violence Toward Children
Burgess, Leone, & Kleinbaum (2000, 2nd ed.)
In Case Studies in Family Violence
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Illustrates the influence of social and ecological factors on child maltreatment.

Urban Neighborhood Characteristics and Child Maltreatment
Hyde (1999)
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Study indicate examines the impact of impoverishment, instability, and childcare burden on maltreatment rates.