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Reducing missed abusive head trauma in pediatric intensive care units
May 28, 2021Abusive head trauma (AHT) is one of the leading causes of traumatic death and disability in infants and young children in the United States.
The Change Makers
May 12, 2021Established in response to the darkest chapter in university history, Penn State’s Child Maltreatment Solutions Network has become a national leader in research designed to influence public policy that better protects vulnerable children from abuse.
Help-Seeking and Barriers to Care in Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: A Systematic Review
May 5, 2021The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the literature on help-seeking and barriers to care in Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV). Articles were identified through PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Web of Science.
Congratulations to the class of 2021 -- especially the CMAS grads!!! Go make a difference!
May 5, 2021The Solutions Network is pleased to announce the Spring 2021 graduates of the Child Maltreatment and Advocacy Studies minor!
Two receive 2021-22 Reducing Disparities in Child Welfare scholarships
May 3, 2021Lani Rosenbaum, Janiyah Davis receive inaugural scholarships awarded by Child Maltreatment Solutions Network
Brook J. Lenfest Foundation supports students from foster care system
May 3, 2021Scholarship program will provide support for youth from the Philadelphia region in foster care and aging out of foster care
Registration is now open for the 2021 Solutions Network Conference -- Innovative Methods in Child Maltreatment Research
Apr 30, 2021Research methods serve as the foundation for everything we know about child maltreatment and its impact on subsequent health and development. These methods inform the work of scientists, practitioners, and child welfare professionals on issues central to our daily lives.
BROOK J. LENFEST FOUNDATION AND PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION LAUNCH LENFEST IMMENSITAS SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE
Apr 29, 2021The Brook J. Lenfest Foundation and Philadelphia Foundation are launching the Lenfest Immensitas Scholars Program for youth in foster care and aging out of foster care, an innovative large-scale initiative designed to increase college graduation among up to 100 Philadelphians annually.
Exploring the mediating effect of academic engagement on math and reading achievement for students who have experienced maltreatment
Apr 20, 2021The purpose of this study was to examine how maltreatment experiences and trauma symptoms were indirectly associated with academic achievement in adolescence through academic engagement.
Provider Attitudes and Self-Efficacy When Delivering a Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Module: An Exploratory Study
Apr 19, 2021Researchers examined provider attitudes about delivering childhood sexual abuse (CSA)-specific content in an evidence-based prevention module and their self-efficacy.