Child Maltreatment and Long-Term Physical and Mental Health Outcomes: An Exploration of Biopsychosocial Determinants and Implications for Prevention

Divya Mehta; Adrian B. Kelly; Kristin R. Laurens; Divna Haslam; Kate E. Williams; Kerryann Walsh; Philip R. A. Baker; Hannah E. Carter; Nigar G. Khawaja; Oksana Zelenko; Ben Mathews

doi:10.1007/s10578-021-01258-8

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Child Maltreatment and Long-Term Physical and Mental Health Outcomes: An Exploration of Biopsychosocial Determinants and Implications for Prevention

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Child Maltreatment and Long-Term Physical and Mental Health Outcomes: An Exploration of Biopsychosocial Determinants and Implications for Prevention

Divya Mehta, Adrian B. Kelly, Kristin R. Laurens, Divna Haslam, Kate E. Williams, Kerryann Walsh, Philip R. A. Baker, Hannah E. Carter, Nigar G. Khawaja, Oksana Zelenko, …

Child Psychiatry & Human Development, Vol.54, pp.421-435

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01258-8

PMCID: PMC8480117

PMID: 34586552

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child abuse and neglect

child maltreatment

outcomes

school-based prevention

community-based prevention

family-orientated prevention

Child maltreatment rates remain unacceptably high and rates are likely to escalate as COVID-related economic problems continue. A comprehensive and evidence-building approach is needed to prevent, detect and intervene where child maltreatment occurs. This review identifies key challenges in definitions, overviews the latest data on prevalence rates, reviews risk and protective factors, and examines common long-term mental health outcomes for children who experience maltreatment. The review takes a systems approach to child maltreatment outcomes through its focus on the overall burden of disease, gene-environment interactions, neurobiological mechanisms and social ecologies linking maltreatment to mental ill-health. Five recommendations relating to the accurate measurement of trends, research on brain structures and processes, improving the reach and impact of teleservices for detecting, preventing and treating child maladjustment, community-based approaches, and building population-focused multidisciplinary alliances and think tanks are presented.

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Title: Child Maltreatment and Long-Term Physical and Mental Health Outcomes: An Exploration of Biopsychosocial Determinants and Implications for Prevention
Authors: Divya Mehta (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Adrian B. Kelly (Corresponding Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Kristin R. Laurens (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Divna Haslam (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Kate E. Williams (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Kerryann Walsh (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Philip R. A. Baker (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Hannah E. Carter (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Nigar G. Khawaja (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Oksana Zelenko (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Ben Mathews (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Publication details: Child Psychiatry & Human Development, Vol.54, pp.421-435
Publisher: Springer New York LLC
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-021-01258-8
ISSN: 1573-3327
PMID: 34586552; PMC8480117
Grants: The role of social-emotional learning in attaining literacy and numeracy, FT170100294, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Grant note: Funding was provided by National Health and Medical Research Council.
Organisation Unit: School of Education and Tertiary Access
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99990898402621
Output Type: Journal article

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