New Directions in Child Abuse and Neglect Research

• NCJ Number: 243588
• Author(s): Anne Petersen; Joshua Joseph; Monica Feit
• Date Published: 2013
• Length: 375 pages
• Grant Number(s): HHSP23320110010YC
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health and Human Services
• Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
• Sale Source: National Academies Press
• Publication Format: Book (Hardbound)
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This report, New Directions in Child Abuse and Neglected Research, updates research efforts dealing with child abuse and neglect issues following recommendations from the National Research Council's 1993 report entitled Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect.

Abstract

In 1993, the National Research Council issued a report entitled Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect highlighting research on the problem of child abuse and neglect. A series of recommendations were included in that report. This study was conducted with the aim of building on those recommendations. Specifically, the study builds on a review of literature and findings from evaluation research on the subject of child abuse and neglect; identifies research relevant research; recommends research priorities for the next decade; and identifies areas of child abuse and neglect research that are no longer a funding priority. The eight main sections of this final report cover the following parts of the study: describing and defining the problem and scope of child abuse and neglect in the United States; identifying the individual-level, family, and contextual factors that can lead to child abuse and neglect problems; identifying the consequences of child abuse and neglect; examining the response of the child welfare system to the problem of child abuse and neglect; identification and discussion of effective interventions and service delivery systems aimed at dealing with the problem of child abuse and neglect; examination of the research infrastructure required for studying this problem; current policy dealing with child abuse and neglect issues; and a set of recommendations focused on development of a coordinated research enterprise in child abuse and neglect. The recommendations cover four areas: development of a national strategic research plan; creation of a national surveillance system; development of the structures necessary to train researchers in conducting child abuse and neglect research; and creation of mechanisms for conducting policy-relevant research. Appendixes