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External Validation of the PediBIRN Screening Tool for Abusive Head Trauma in Pediatric Emergency Department Settings

Results found that the PediBIRN 4-variable CDR demonstrated AHT screening sensitivity in the pediatric ED equivalent to pediatric intensive care unit and other inpatient settings, but lower specificity.

2022-23 CMAS student scholarship receipients

Congratulate these CMAS students on their 2022-23 scholarship

Child Protection Intervention and the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Female Adolescents Ages 13 to 17 Years

The study found increased risk of adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes among female adolescents investigated by CPS.

Understanding How Child Temperament, Negative Parenting, and Dyadic Parent-Child Behavioral Variability Interact to Influence Externalizing Problems

To better understand the development of externalizing behavior, this study examines how multiple levels of influence (child temperament, negative parenting, and dyadic interactions) work together to increase externalizing behaviors over time.

Timely Permanency for Children in Foster Care: Revisiting Core Assumptions about Children’s Options and Outcomes

New open-access article featuring our own Sarah Font and T32 postdoctoral fellow Lindsey Palmer focuses on what family courts need to know about permanency, family reunification, and adoption for children in foster care.

Child abuse investigations may not prevent poor sexual health outcomes in girls

An article highlighting a study by Sarah Font and Jennie Noll that was published in JAMA Pediatrics

Comparing qPCR and DNA methylation-based measurements of telomere length in a high-risk pediatric cohort

Researchers examined the comparability of leukocyte TL measurements generated using qPCR to those estimated using DNAmTL in a high-risk pediatric cohort.

PSU program helps transition students in foster care

For many youth in the foster care system, continuing their education at the collegiate level may seem out of reach.

The Penn State Child Maltreatment Solutions Network is proud of our very own Fostering Lions Program for making a difference in the lives of foster youth across the state.

Fostering Support: The Fostering Lions Program helps fill in the gap of care and resources that former foster youth may experience.

New research shows high risk for STIs & pregnancy among maltreated females irrespective of child protection intervention