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Maltreatment of Children & Youth With Disabilities
Research and resources regarding the greater risk and incidence of maltreatment for children with disabilities.
Abuse of Developmentally-Disabled Children Bibliography
Children and Family Research Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
School of Social Work (2001)
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Lists references that address the abuse of children with developmental disabilities.
Assessment of Maltreatment of Children With Disabilities
Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect and Committee on Children with Disabilities, American Academy of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, 108(2), 2001
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Discussion of how children with disabilities also are at risk for maltreatment.
Children With Disabilities: Abuse, Neglect, and the Child Welfare System
Bruhn
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 8(1/2), 2003
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Reviews reasons for the overrepresentation of children with disabilities in the child welfare system as well as the need for greater efficacy in identification of disability, identification of service needs, and linkage with and delivery of services for children with disabilities in out-of-home care.
Children With Special Needs
Jaudes & Shapiro (2005)
In Child Maltreatment: A Clinical Guide and Reference
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Explores the relationship between child maltreatment and disability and the greater risk faced by children who have disabilities.
Every Child Special-Every Child Safe: Protecting Children With Disabilities From Maltreatment
Krahn, Thom, Sokoloff, Hylton, & Steinberg (2000)
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Provides an overview of the causes of maltreatment, the risks for children with disabilities, service needs, and an agenda for action by State policymakers.
Maltreatment of Children With Disabilities
Hibbard, Desch, & American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect and Council on Children With Disabilities
Pediatrics, 119(5), 2007
Provides education to pediatricians regarding early recognition and intervention of child maltreatment of children with disabilities as well as ways to facilitate prevention.
Maltreatment of Children With Disabilities
Ammerman, Lubetsky, & Stubenbort (2000)
In Case Studies in Family Violence
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Presents two case studies that describe the multiple problems faced by families with children with disabilities and the stress-induced abuse inflicted on the children.
Maltreatment of Children With Disabilities: Training Needs for a Collaborative Response
Orelove, Hollahan, & Myles
Child Abuse and Neglect, 24(2), 2000
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Study of parents, educators, and investigators about their knowledge, experience with, and training interests on maltreatment of children with disabilities.
No Sign of Harm: Issues for Disabled Children Communicating About Abuse
Oosterhoorn & Kendrick
Child Abuse Review, 10(4), 2001
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Explores the views of professionals working with children with disabilities and using alternative/augmented communication systems on issues related to communication about abuse.
Safeguarding Disabled Children in Residential Settings: What We Know and What We Don't Know
Paul & Cawson
Child Abuse Review, 11(5), 2002
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Explores research about the vulnerability of children with disabilities to being abused when living away from home, and reviews measures that can be taken to help protect them.
Understanding the Effects of Maltreatment on Early Brain Development
This In Focus report provides an overview of early brain development and examines how child abuse can impair cognitive and emotional functioning. The specific effects of stress, persistent fear response, hyperarousal, dissociation, disrupted attachment process, and neglect are discussed. The briefing reviews the implications of research findings for the child welfare system, practitioners, and caregivers. Early intervention and prevention strategies are suggested.
You Deserve to Be Safe: A Guide for Girls With Disabilities
DisAbled Women's Network (DAWN) Ontario (2002)
Discusses the specific problems of violence and abuse that girls may experience.
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