OBJECTIVE: Behavioral problems are common among children remaining at home after suspected maltreatment, but the effectiveness of current mental health services to improve these behavioral problems is unknown. The objective was to determine whether receipt of child and caregiver…

OBJECTIVES: We described the risk for maltreatment among toddlers of US Army soldiers over different deployment cycles to develop a systematic response within the US Army to provide families appropriate supports. METHODS: We conducted a person-time analysis of substantiated…

OBJECTIVE: Child physical abuse is commonly missed, putting abused children at risk for repeated injury and death. Several so-called sentinel injuries have been suggested to be associated with high rates of abuse, and to imply the need for routine testing for other, occult…

In the early 1970s, Caffey described infants exposed to physical child abuse with subdural hemorrhages, retinal hemorrhages, and fractures, a pattern of injuries he attributed to whiplash shaken infant syndrome. Noting the significant risk for morbidity and mortality associated…

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to describe caregiver perceptions about mental health services (MHS) after child sexual abuse (CSA) and to explore factors that affected whether their children linked to services. We conducted semi-structured, in-person interviews with 22…

Youth in foster care represent a unique population with complex mental and behavioral health, social-emotional, and developmental needs. For this population with special healthcare needs, the risk for adverse long-term outcomes [is] great if needs go unaddressed or inadequately…

OBJECTIVES: We sought to describe changes in young adults’ routine care and usual sources of care (USCs), according to provider specialty, after implementation of extended dependent coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010. METHODS: We used Medical Expenditure Panel Survey…

The death of any child is a tragedy. When that death is caused by abuse or neglect, sorrow is often coupled with anger: How could this have happened? More importantly, was this preventable? A federal commission, the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF),…

ABSTRACT: Neurologic outcome prediction, or neuroprognostication, after severe brain injury in children is a challenging task and has many ethical dimensions. Neurologists and intensivists are frequently asked by families to predict functional recovery after brain…

IMPORTANCE: Human trafficking and exploitation of children have profound health consequences. To our knowledge, this study represents the largest survey on the health of child and adolescent survivors of human trafficking. OBJECTIVE: To describe experiences of abuse and…