Child Maltreatment

Papers
(The median citation count of Child Maltreatment is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Child Maltreatment 2023 Article of the Year51
A Qualitative Analysis of the Effects of COVID-19 on Home Visiting Service Provision41
“I Want Everybody to Know as Much of My Life Story as They Can”: Life Stories of Former Foster Youth25
Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Fellow Section of Child Maltreatment Editorial Board22
The Relationship Between Child Welfare Service Receipt and Adult and Child Outcomes: Evidence From the Regional Partnership Grants Program18
Mandatory Reporting: What’s the Empirical Evidence Base? A Systematic Scoping Review18
Testing the Appropriateness of Social Disorganization Theory in the Study of Neighborhood Factors and Rural Child Maltreatment18
Ten Years Later: An Updated Critical Look at Trauma Informed Care Among Agencies and Systems Serving Youth and Their Families18
Child Maltreatment During the Pandemic16
Prenatal and Infant Reports and Child Protection Involvement: A Longitudinal Cohort Study16
Children’s Elaborated Responses to Yes-No Questions in Forensic Interviews About Sexual Abuse15
Moderators of Mental Health Outcomes Following Childhood and Adolescent Image-Based Sexual Abuse15
Intimate Partner Violence and Children’s Health After Parental Separation: Development and Psychometric Testing of the HELP-T Scale14
Perinatal Health Profiles Associated With Removal From the Home and Subsequent Child Protective Services Report in Maltreated Infants13
Black Moms Matter: A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Barriers to Service Utilization at a Children’s Advocacy Center Following Childhood Abuse13
When Empathy Helps and Hurts: Non-Linear Associations Between Early Childhood Maltreatment History, Empathy and Self-Harm Thoughts12
Development and Performance of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Trauma-Informed Organizational Assessment12
Early Childhood Income Instability and Mental Health in Adolescence: Parenting Stress and Child Maltreatment as Mediators11
Caregiver Psychological Maltreatment Behaviors Toward Children on TikTok10
Child Maltreatment, the Law, and Two Types of Error10
A Multimethod Exploration of the COVID-Era Transition to Virtual Hearings in Child Welfare Court Cases10
Caseworker Visitation After Reunification and Children’s Reentry Into Foster Care: A Survival Analysis10
Call for Editorial Board Nominations9
Prevalence of Suspected Medical Child Abuse in the School Setting: A Study of School Nurses8
Home Visiting and Child Welfare Involvement: A Matched Comparison Group Study8
Introduction: COVID-19 Related Professional Challenges, Innovations, and Implications for Child Maltreatment Victims8
Factors Associated with Child Removal Among American Indian and Alaska Native People in an Alcohol Intervention Study8
Upstream but Uneven: The Mismatch Between Structural Risk and Child Maltreatment Prevention Service Allocation in Texas7
The role of maltreatment risk in the interplay between maternal and child’s empathy over time7
Mental Health Service Use Among Young People From Families With Different Intergenerational Patterns of Child Protection Contact7
Child Maltreatment Among Children in Out-of-Home Care: Secondary Analysis of NCANDS and AFCARS Data7
Acknowledgement of Child Maltreatment’s 2023 External Reviewers The Editors6
Intergenerational (Dis)continuity of Child Maltreatment: Variation by Parents’ Childhood Victimization Experiences and Sex6
Public Knowledge and Attitudes About the Nature and Impact of Child Emotional Abuse: A Systematic Review6
Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Fellow Section of Child Maltreatment Editorial Board6
Call for Papers: Special Issue: The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA): Policy, Implementation, Equity, and Outcomes6
Telehealth Delivery of the Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention is Associated With Reduced Posttraumatic Stress in Children and Caregivers6
Validation of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) in the Context of Trauma-Focused Treatment6
Subtle Forms of Reluctance in Commercially Sexually Exploited Adolescents’ Responses when Questioned by the Police and at Trial6
What About the Children? Co-Occurrence of Child Maltreatment and Parental Separation6
Substance Use-Associated Infant Maltreatment Report Rates in the Context of Complex Prenatal Substance Use Policy Environments6
Factors Associated With Permanency for Children in Out-Of-Home Placement: A Survival Analysis6
Childhood Maltreatment, Executive Function, and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents5
A Pilot Proof-of-Concept Study of Telehealth-Based Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Autistic Youth: Initial Evidence of Efficacy and Acceptability5
The Impact of Data Suppression on Re-Identification Risk and Data Access in the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System5
Adolescence Does Not Divert Sex Offending Adolescents of Color from Criminal Legal System Involvement5
“Locked in a Jail Cell in Your Own Home”: Child Maltreatment Investigators’ Perspectives of COVID-19’s Effects on Maltreated Children5
Measurement Models of Child Maltreatment and Associations With Suicidal Ideation Endorsement by Youth in Foster Care: A Multiverse Analytic Approach5
The Impact of Child Maltreatment and Adverse Childhood Experiences on Problematic Alcohol Use in a Nationally Representative Survey of Youth5
Acceptability and Utility of Telehealth Group Services for Youth Problematic Sexual Behaviors in Rural Communities: Caregiver, Youth, and Clinician Insights5
Impact of Children’s Presence on Police Responses to Domestic Violence Call Situations5
Note: The Review Process for the Drake (2024) Commentary and the Palusci (2024) Response5
Maternal History of Childhood Maltreatment and Brain Responses to Infant Cues Across the Postpartum Period5
Professional Perceptions of Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children5
School Closure and Child Maltreatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic5
Preventable Emergency Department Utilization Among Patients With Foster Care History Compared to Patients Without Foster Care History5
State Policy Levers for Reducing Early Childhood Maltreatment: The Importance of Family Planning and Economic Support Policies5
Perinatal Intervention Desires of New Fathers Who Have a History of Child Maltreatment: A Mixed Methods Study4
Child Maltreatment and Adolescent Dissociative Symptomatology: Moderation by Autonomic Regulation4
Adults’ Ability to Detect the Pseudotemporal Problem when Children Give “I Don’t Know” Responses4
Patterns of Protective Factors Following Childhood Maltreatment and Youth Developmental Outcomes4
Childhood Traumatic Experiences and Happiness of Nursing Students: A Mixed Methods Study4
Pathways of Intergenerational Risk: Examining the Association Between Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences and Child Socio-Emotional and Behavioral Concerns at 8 Years of Age4
Going Home: Predictors of Reunification and Reentry in Dutch Child Protection Cases4
Acknowledgement of Child Maltreatment’s 2022 External Reviewers4
Child Maltreatment Re-report, Substantiation, and Foster Care Placement: A Latent Class Analysis of Child, Caregiver, and Household Risk Factors Across Screened-In and Screened-Out Cases4
From Maltreatment to Psychiatric Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence: The Relevance of Emotional Maltreatment4
Associations Between Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and Family Functioning in Child Welfare-Involved Families4
Successful Criminal Prosecutions of Sex Trafficking and Sexual Abuse of Minors: A Comparative Analysis4
Structured Topic Modeling of Child Fatal Injury Narratives Using Machine Learning with County-Level Demographic Indicators to Strengthen Prevention Strategies4
Profiles of Childhood Adversity, Strengths, and Wellbeing in Adulthood4
Estimating Surveillance Bias in Child Maltreatment Reporting During Home Visiting Program Involvement4
The Prevalence and Patterns of Maltreatment, Childhood Adversity, and Mental Health Disorders in an Australian Out-Of-Home Care Sample3
Qualitative Analysis of the Lived Experiences of Nurses on Forensic Teams3
Prenatal Substance Exposure and Infant Discharge Placement: Results From the ACT NOW Study3
Relations Between Psychological Maltreatment by Teachers and Cyberbullying Perpetration Among Elementary School Students: The Roles of Self-Esteem and Sex3
Childhood Verbal Abuse: Expert-Informed Delphi Consensus on Definition and Actions3
Rural Child Welfare Practice: Experiences of Burnout and Commitment From Child Protective Services Workers and Supervisors3
Addressing the Neglect of Emotional Neglect: Prevalence and Long-Term Consequences in a Low-Income Sample3
Parenting, Child Maltreatment, and Social Disadvantage: A Population-Based Implementation and Evaluation of the Triple P System of Evidence-Based Parenting Support3
Verified Human Trafficking Allegations Among Single and Dual System-Involved Children: Predicting Initial and Repeat Victimization3
Understanding Black-White Disparities in Illinois Child Welfare: A Socioeconomic Explanation3
Building Trauma Informed School Systems: Training and Practice Uptake as Part of a Systemwide Initiative in an Urban School District3
Exploring the Area-Level Link Between Poverty and Different Types of Child Maltreatment: Is Neglect the Most Pronounced?3
Prevalence of Contact Child Sexual Abuse Victimization in the US: Perpetration Types and Cohort Differences3
Response to Drake (2024) “A Commentary on Recent Announcements by American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and Child M altreatment 3
Predicting Maltreatment in Foster Homes: The Role of Child Welfare Agency Policies3
Self-Reported and Agency-Notified Child Abuse as Contributors to Suicidal Behaviour in a Population-Based Birth Cohort Study at 30-Year-Follow-Up3
Corporal Punishment in Arkansas Public Schools: A Mixed Methods Analysis3
Profiling Changes in the Needs of Caregivers With Child Welfare Involvement: What Do They Tell Us About Risk for Maltreatment?2
A Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal of the Psychometric Properties of the Child Abuse Potential Inventory (CAPI)2
Practice Analysis: Developing a Content Outline for the Child Abuse Pediatrics Certification Exam2
Community-Based Victimization Prevention Education for Children and Youth With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Scoping Review2
Affordable Housing and Neighborhood Child Maltreatment Reports2
Traumatized Sexuality: Understanding and Predicting Profiles of Sexual Behaviors Using Childhood Abuse and Trauma Measures2
Factors Influencing School Social Workers’ Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Behaviors2
The Role of Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation in the Intergenerational Transmission of Childhood Abuse: A Family Study2
Internalizing and Externalizing Pathways From Polyvictimization to Adult Risky Sexual Behavior: The Roles of Timing and Chronicity2
Swedish Courts’ Evaluations of Interpreter-Mediated Child Investigative Interviews2
The Comparative Productivity of the Birthday Narrative in 6- to 11-year-Old Maltreated Children2
From Early Trauma to Cardiovascular Risk Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Young Adults2
What Do Child Abuse and Neglect Medical Evaluation Consultation Notes Tell Researchers and Clinicians?2
Couples’ Childhood Maltreatment Profiles and Trajectories of Sexual Health Over One Year2
Different Reporters, Different Futures? Child and Parent Outcomes after Child Protection Reports2
Strengths Associated With Positive Youth Development After Child Maltreatment: Application of the Resilience Portfolio Model2
Complex Trauma Exposure and Placement Stability among Systems-Impacted Black and Latinx Youth: The Mediating Role of Multisystemic Strengths2
Child Maltreatment Welcomes New Editors2
A Commentary on Recent Announcements by The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and Child Maltreatment2
Using an AI-based avatar for interviewer training at Children’s Advocacy Centers: Proof of Concept2
The Impact of Data Suppression Rules on Data Access and Re-Identification Risk in Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System Annual Files2
Examining Foster Care Outcomes for American Indian Children in the Context of the Indian Child Welfare Act1
Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Fellow Section of Child Maltreatment Editorial Board1
Longitudinal Impacts of Housing Cost Burden on Physical and Psychological Aggression of Children From Age 3 to 151
Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Access and Child Maltreatment Rates1
Dimensions of Child Maltreatment in Australians With a History of Out-of-Home Care1
Role of Sports Motivation and Basic Psychological Needs in the Relationship Between Child Maltreatment and Psychological Adaptation in Adolescents1
Are Home Evictions Associated with Child Welfare System Involvement? Empirical Evidence from National Eviction Records and Child Protective Services Data1
School-Based Victimization Prevention Education Programs for Children and Youth With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Scoping Review1
Creating a Path From Crisis to Care and Connection: Perspectives on Child Removal and Family Separation from Parental Substance Use1
Corrigendum to “Child sexual abuse and boundary violating behaviors in youth serving organizations: National prevalence and distribution by organizational type”1
Beyond Permanency: Subsequent Maltreatment Referrals and Removals Among Children Exiting Foster Care to Guardianship1
What Happens When Child Abuse Pediatricians and CPS Investigators Collaborate? A Study of the Multidisciplinary Pediatric Education and Evaluation Consortium1
From Pachymeningitis Hemorrhagica to Abusive Head Trauma: A Journey Through the Centuries1
Contamination in Observational Research on Child Maltreatment: A Conceptual and Empirical Review With Implications for Future Research1
Child, Family and Societal Factors Related to Neglect Recurrence After CPS Investigation1
Intergenerational Continuity of Childhood Adversity and Its Underlying Mechanisms Among Teen Mothers and Their Offspring1
The Role of Protective Adults in Mitigating Health Outcomes Linked to Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse1
Polyvictimization Profiles and Variations in Youth Mental Health Symptoms: A Person-Centered Approach1
Glimpsing the Iceberg: Parent-Child Physical Aggression and Abuse1
Childhood Maltreatment and Midlife Mortality: A Prospective Investigation1
Racial Identification as a Protective Factor for At-Risk Parenting in Black Parents: A Longitudinal, Multi-Method Investigation1
Effects of COVID on Mandated Child Abuse Reporting Among Nurses: The Mediating Role of Compassion Fatigue1
Beyond the Male Lens: A Comparison of Females Processed by Police for Online and Offline Child Sexual Abuse1
More Severe Juror Sexual Abuse Strengthens Empathy for Child Sexual Abuse Victims: Meta-Analyses1
Linked Child Welfare and Medicaid Data in Kentucky and Florida Highlights Racial Disparities in Access to Care1
Child Welfare System-Level Factors Associated with All-Cause Mortality Among Children in Foster Care in the United States, 2009–20181
Invisible Scars: Residual Consequences of Childhood Maltreatment Even in Adults Classified as Resilient1
Commentary: The Legal System Response to Child Maltreatment1
Socioemotional Resilience Among Rural Youth Involved With CPS: An Exploration of Profiles of Socioecological Protective Factors1
Describing Coercion in the Courtroom: The Influence of Language and Maltreatment Severity on Jurors’ Perceptions of Child Witnesses1
Measuring Image-Based Sexual Abuse (IBSA): Psychometric Validation and Analysis of the IBSA Scale1
The Cumulative Prevalence of Congregate Care Placement for U.S. Children by Race/Ethnicity, 20191
Characteristics of Child Sexual Abuse Material in Peer-to-Peer Networks and Predictors of its Severity: Insights From Filenames1
Childcare Subsidy Employment and Copayment Requirements and Child Maltreatment1
Risk Factors Associated Image-Based Sexual Abuse in Childhood: Findings From a Diverse Sample of Young Adults1
Infant and Pre-birth Involvement With Child Protection Across Australia1
Early Exposure to Deprivation or Threat Moderates Expected Associations Between Neural Structure and Age in Adolescent Girls1
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Pregnancy and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms, and Child Socioemotional Problems Over the First Three Years of Life1
The Role of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in Child Welfare Outcomes: Evidence From Ohio’s START Implementation1
Reducing Problematic Parenting Behaviors, Child Neglect, and Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect1
Impact of Safe@Home on Placement and Permanency Outcomes: Results of a Quasi-Experimental Study1
Birth Spacing and Child Maltreatment: Population-Level Estimates for North Carolina1
Understanding the Mediation Effect of Social Cohesion on the Relationship Between Material Hardship and Child Maltreatment by Poverty Spells1
Clinical Consultation During a Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Community-Based Learning Collaborative: Examination of Consultation Content, Consultative Strategies, and Provider Engagement1
Child Welfare Outcomes After Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up Intervention Participation: A Quasi-Experimental Study1
Identification of Child Survivors of Sex Trafficking From Electronic Health Records: An Artificial Intelligence Guided Approach1
Call for Papers: Special Issue: Rural Child Maltreatment and Child Welfare Practice1
Out-of-Home-Care Rates among Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Children in Countries With Histories of Settler Colonialism1
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