Selected Resources

Developmental Status and Early Intervention Service Needs of Maltreated Children: Final Report
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (2008)
Includes information on the extent of developmental problems experienced by maltreated children and services received by those children and their families.

The Impact of Maltreatment on the Developing Child (PDF - 233 KB)
Hagele
North Carolina Medical Journal, 66(5), 2005
Discusses the impact of chronic traumatic exposure on brain structure and chemistry. These biological alterations contribute to long-term physical, emotional, behavioral, developmental, social, and cognitive dysfunction seen in adults who have experienced childhood maltreatment.

Failure to Thrive as a Manifestation of Child Neglect
American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect and Committee on Nutrition
Pediatrics, 116(5), 2005
This clinical report focuses the pediatrician on the consideration, evaluation, and management of failure to thrive when child neglect may be present, including the notification of child protective services agencies. (PDF - 57 KB)

Developmental Aspects of the Young Child
Brady, Roberts, & Giardino (2005, 3rd ed.)
In Child Maltreatment: A Clinical Guide and Reference
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Reviews the major milestones that characterize normative development, particularly with respect to child maltreatment cases.

The Impact of Maltreatment on Child Development
Haralambie & Klapper (2005)
In Child Welfare Law and Practice: Representing Children, Parents, and State Agencies in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Cases
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Reviews the impact of child maltreatment on developing children. Addresses the effects of abuse on physical, cognitive, language, and social and emotional development; patterns of attachment; and the long-term effects of maltreatment.