Registration open for awareness event on preventing child neglect
The 2020 awareness event, “Preventing Child Neglect,” hosted by the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network is scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 4, in the ballroom of the Nittany Lion Inn. The event is free, and lunch will be provided. Register today!
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Leading Research to Address Child Maltreatment
The latest episode of the "Ask the Experts" podcast series features Jennie Noll, professor of human development and family studies and director of the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network. In this episode, Noll explains how the the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network and the Center for Healthy Children are using research to lead the effort in addressing the complex issues of child maltreatment.
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State handling of child abuse records and appeals criticized in new reports
Researchers are saying the state should rethink a law that requires the destruction of some records of abuse allegations and re-examine what’s causing a state appeals bureau to overturn the vast majority of abuse rulings.The research, published by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, was conducted by a team of researchers from the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network.
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New project to study harsh parenting to inform better interventions
Erika Lunkenheimer, associate professor of developmental psychology and Social Science Research Institute and Child Maltreatment Solutions network cofounded faculty member, is one of the Penn State researchers recently awarded a $2.6 million grant form the National Institutes of Health to improve the scientific understanding of harsh discipline and the role parents play in using it.
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Sheridan Miyamoto, Ph.D.
Sheridan Miyamoto is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing and the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network at Penn State University. Dr. Miyamoto received her Ph.D. in Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership from the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. Miyamoto’s research interests include utilizing administrative databases to improve risk tools to identify children at risk of maltreatment, identification and prevention of commercial sexual exploitation of children (trafficking), the use of telehealth technology to improve sexual assault forensic care in rural communities, and the use of technology and innovation to improve patient outcomes. Miyamoto is the principal investigator of the Pennsylvania Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Center, a project funded by the Department of Justice to enhance access to quality forensic services in underserved communities.
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Disparity in Child Welfare Referrals from Public Schools: An Example of Simpson's Paradox?
Holly Thurston, Sheridan Miyamoto
Researchers conducted a study using risk theory to consider whether disparity disappears or not when considering only the subgroup of black and white children in poverty. A dataset was created by matching child welfare data to schools in a metropolitan California county. Results suggested only partial evidence of Simpson’s Paradox, a phenomenon where aggregate findings are confounded by a third factor, in that black to white disparity only disappears in the highest quartile of poverty.
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The Role of Metacognition in Explaining the Relationship Between Early Adversity and Reading Comprehension
Amanda Ferrara, Carlomagno C. Panlilio
The goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and reading comprehension as well as the relationship between current trauma symptoms and reading comprehension. A self-report survey asked undergraduate students about their adverse experiences prior to age 18, current trauma symptoms, academic metacognition, and maladaptive metacognition. Students also completed a reading comprehension task. Results indicated adverse childhood experiences were not directly or indirectly related to reading comprehension. However, there was an indirect relation between trauma symptomology and reading comprehension. This suggests that students’ trauma symptoms may be an important factor in predicting academic achievement.
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Estimating the Relevance of Historical Red Flags in the Diagnosis of Abusive Head Trauma
Kent P. Hymel, Gloria Lee, Stephen Boos, Wouter A. Karst, Andrew Sirotnak, Suzanne B. Haney, Antoinette Laskey, Ming Wang
Researchers conducted a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional dataset containing data on 346 young children with acute head injury hospitalized for intensive care between 2010 and 2013. The primary goal of this research was to estimate the diagnostic relevance of a caregiver’s specific denial of any trauma, changing history of accidental trauma or history of accidental trauma inconsistent with the child’s gross motor skills. Results suggested that a caregiver’s specific denial of any trauma may provide weaker support than previously reported for a diagnosis of abusive head trauma in patients with persistent neurologic abnormalities.
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It's Not "Just Poverty": Educational, Social and Economic Functioning Among Young Adults Exposed to Childhood Neglect, Abuse and Poverty
Sarah A. Font, Kathryn Maguire-Jack
Researchers worked to estimate the added harm of Child Protective Services (CPS)-investigated neglect and to assess whether abuse is a stronger risk factor for adverse outcomes than neglect. Logistic regression with a set of social and demographic controls was used to compare individuals with CPS-investigated neglect, abuse or both abuse and neglect in childhood. Children with alleged or confirmed neglect were statistically significantly worse in all domains than impoverished children without such allegations. The study suggested that CPS allegations of neglect are distinct from poverty and an important risk factor for adverse outcomes in adulthood.
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Annual Awareness Event: Preventing Child Neglect
The 2020 Solutions Network awareness event, "Preventing Child Neglect," will take place on April 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Nittany Lion Inn. Registration for the free event is now open.
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Innovative Methods in Child Maltreatment Research
The 2020 Solutions Network conference date is set for Oct. 19 - 20 at the Nittany Lion Inn. This year's focus will be presenting the latest science to further understand and advance the study of child maltreatment.
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