NCJ Number
243253
Journal
Child Maltreatment Volume: 18 Issue: 1 Dated: February 2013 Pages: 65-68
Date Published
February 2013
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This article discusses past and future research on child neglect.
Abstract
In 1997, the National Institutes of Health within the United States Department of Health and Human Services reviewed the state of its research on child abuse and neglect (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 1997). The findings suggested that although neglect was the most frequent type of child maltreatment, research studies were lacking. Through an unprecedented partnership across Federal funding agencies for research on child neglect, research was encouraged in several areas. Over the past 15 years, consortia of researchers have continued to increase the knowledge of child neglect and to shape the field. Nonetheless, challenges for research on child neglect remain, including the changing demographics of the Nation and health disparities. Evidenced-based early interventions and treatments may be an opportunity for prevention of child neglect and improving child welfare services, particularly in an era of health care reform. Developmental researchers across the translational pipeline are encouraged to integrate child neglect research in future studies to inform prevention, treatment and policy efforts for the improved health and well-being of children, families and communities. Abstract published by arrangement with Sage Journals.