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Effect of volunteering on cardiovascular risk in adolescents
Effect of volunteering on cardiovascular risk in adolescents
Publications & Projects
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Socioeconomic status and the health of youth: A multi-level, multi-domain approach to conceptualizing pathways
Socioeconomic status and the health of youth: A multi-level, multi-domain approach to conceptualizing pathways
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Assessing risk of commercial sexual exploitation among children involved in the child welfare system
Assessing risk of commercial sexual exploitation among children involved in the child welfare system
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Family chaos and adolescent inflammatory profiles: the moderating role of socioeconomic status
Family chaos and adolescent inflammatory profiles: the moderating role of socioeconomic status
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Multisystem-involved youth: A developmental framework and implications for research, policy, and practice
Multisystem-involved youth: A developmental framework and implications for research, policy, and practice
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Treatment effects of parent-child focused evidence-based programs on problem severity and functioning among children and adolescents with disruptive behavior
Treatment effects of parent-child focused evidence-based programs on problem severity and functioning among children and adolescents with disruptive behavior
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The Child Trauma Screen: A follow-up validation
The Child Trauma Screen: A follow-up validation
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Patterns of trauma exposure in childhood and adolescence and their relation to behavioral well-being
Patterns of trauma exposure in childhood and adolescence and their relation to behavioral well-being
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Child and case influences on recidivism in a statewide dissemination of multisystemic therapy for juvenile offenders
Child and case influences on recidivism in a statewide dissemination of multisystemic therapy for juvenile offenders
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Maternal Opioid Misuse and child welfare system involvement (MOM-CWS)
Maternal Opioid Misuse and child welfare system involvement (MOM-CWS)
This study will examine the link between prescription opioid misuse on risks of maltreatment and foster placement through creation of a statewide birth cohort of mothers enrolled in Medicaid at the time of delivery. Study aims include creating a statewide birth cohort of mother-child pairs enrolled in Medicaid at the time of delivery, and integrating the cohort with child maltreatment and foster care record systems (PA Medicaid Birth Cohort, PMBC). This cohort will be used to document maternal prenatal and postnatal prescription opioid use and misuse rates, and examine the relation to a range of maternal and child risk characteristics to misuse, as well as the effect of prescription opioid and other substance misuse on risks of child maltreatment and foster care placement.
Research Team
Christian M. Connell, Ph.D.
The Ken Young Family Professor for Healthy Children, College of Health and Human Development
Director Child Maltreatment Solutions Network
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Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN) Study
Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN) Study
The primary aim of the proposed study is to investigate the effects of child-focused permanency services, managed through Pennsylvania’s SWAN, on adoption, permanency, and post-permanency outcomes. Child-focused services to be investigated include child preparation, child-specific recruitment, placement, and post-permanency services. Using statewide foster care records, we will be developing a matched comparison group of youth who have not received SWAN supports. The study will leverage a range of existing data sources to examine outcomes within the child welfare system and into other child and young-adult systems.
Research Team
Christian M. Connell, Ph.D.
The Ken Young Family Professor for Healthy Children, College of Health and Human Development
Director Child Maltreatment Solutions Network
Sarah A. Font, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology, Washington University in St. Louis
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Pennsylvania Child Welfare Intervention Services (CWIS) Study
Pennsylvania Child Welfare Intervention Services (CWIS) Study
The primary aim of the study is to investigate the effects of involvement with the general protective services (GPS) system on subsequent contact with GPS or CPS and subsequent out-of-home placement; and to assess the effects of post-GPS services on child behavioral health and well-being outcomes. Pennsylvania’s GPS system represents an alternative or differential response to incidents of maltreatment that do not rise to the level of child abuse, as defined by State statute – primarily comprised of non-serious injury and neglect incidents. The study will leverage a range of existing data sources to examine outcomes within and across the child welfare system and other child-serving systems.
Research Team
Christian M. Connell, Ph.D.
The Ken Young Family Professor for Healthy Children, College of Health and Human Development
Director Child Maltreatment Solutions Network
Sarah A. Font, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology, Washington University in St. Louis
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Female Growth and Development Study (FGDS)
Female Growth and Development Study (FGDS)
This is a 30-year longitudinal study of the consequences of child sexual abuse on female development. Now in its 8th wave of data collection via a R01 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), we are currently assessing this cohort (and their offspring) in terms of physical health outcomes, intergenerational transmission, and the identification of mechanisms of resilience. This research is also funded through a R01 from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to assess the cohort’s daily stress-coping and premature cognitive aging.
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Trauma-Informed Child Welfare Systems Evaluation Research
Trauma-Informed Child Welfare Systems Evaluation Research
This project involves multiple statewide initiatives (Connecticut and Rhode Island) to improve the capacity of child welfare systems to provide trauma-informed care to children and families involved in services. Three separate demonstration grants (funded by ACF and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network) addressed specific populations using comparable methods. Key features of the initiatives included work force development efforts, development and deployment of trauma screening tools and procedures, and dissemination of evidence based treatments (including TF-CBT; Trauma Systems Therapy; and Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC)). Project aims include examining the impact of these efforts at the child/family, workforce, and system levels through a mix of clinical outcome, survey, and administrative data.
Research Team
Christian M. Connell, Ph.D.
The Ken Young Family Professor for Healthy Children, College of Health and Human Development
Director Child Maltreatment Solutions Network
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Parent-Child Interaction Therapy as an attachment-based intervention: Theoretical rationale and pilot data with adopted children
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy as an attachment-based intervention: Theoretical rationale and pilot data with adopted children
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Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for sexual concerns of children with maltreatment histories: A preliminary investigation
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for sexual concerns of children with maltreatment histories: A preliminary investigation
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Structured trauma-focused CBT and unstructured play/experiential techniques in the treatment of sexually abused children: A field study with practicing clinicians
Structured trauma-focused CBT and unstructured play/experiential techniques in the treatment of sexually abused children: A field study with practicing clinicians
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Assessing disorganized attachment representations: A systematic psychometric review and meta-analysis of the Manchester Child Attachment Story Task
Assessing disorganized attachment representations: A systematic psychometric review and meta-analysis of the Manchester Child Attachment Story Task
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The impact of sexual abuse on female development: lessons from a multigenerational, longitudinal research study
The impact of sexual abuse on female development: lessons from a multigenerational, longitudinal research study
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Association of maltreatment with high risk internet behaviors and offline encounters
Association of maltreatment with high risk internet behaviors and offline encounters