Citation

Sheldon-Sherman J, Wilson D, Smith S. Child Welf. 2013; 92(2): 41-58.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Child Welfare League of America)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

24199322

Abstract

This article reviews significant research findings regarding child maltreatment fatalities over the last thirty years. Notably, the article focuses on several important subsets of children who die from maltreatment, including young children, children reported to child protective services, and children who live in families with poor parental attachment, mental illness, substance abuse, and domestic violence. The article then sets forth three proposals for broadening the United States' approach to child protection and reducing child maltreatment fatalities.

Language: en