%0 Journal Article
%T Child maltreatment in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: a proposed global framework  on research, policy and practice
%J Child abuse and neglect
%D 2020
%A Katz, Carmit
%A Priolo Filho, Sidnei R.
%A Korbin, Jill
%A Bérubé, Annie
%A Fouche, Ansie
%A Haffejee, Sadiyya
%A Kaawa-Mafigiri, David
%A Maguire-Jack, Kathryn
%A Muñoz, Pablo
%A Spilsbury, James
%A Tarabulsy, George
%A Tiwari, Ashwini
%A Thembekile Levine, Diane
%A Truter, Elmien
%A Varela, Natalia
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P ePub-ePub
%X BACKGROUND: Child protection is and will be drastically impacted by the COVID-19  pandemic. Comprehending this new reality and identifying research, practice and  policy paths are urgent needs. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: The current paper aims to suggest a  framework for risk and protective factors that need to be considered in child  protection in its various domains of research, policy, and practice during and after  the COVID-19 pandemic. STRATEGY: From an international collaboration involving  researchers and child protection professionals from eight countries, the current  paper examines various factors that were identified as playing an important role in  the child protection system. THE INITIAL SUGGESTED FRAMEWORK: Through the use of an  ecological framework, the current paper points to risk and protective factors that  need further exploration. Key conclusions point to the urgent need to address the  protection of children in this time of a worldwide pandemic. <br><br>DISCUSSION of risk and  protective factors is significantly influenced by the societal context of various  countries, which emphasizes the importance of international collaboration in  protecting children, especially in the time of a worldwide pandemic. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The  COVID-19 pandemic has stressed the urgent need to advance both theory and practice  in order to ensure children's rights to safety and security during any pandemic. The  suggested framework has the potential to advance these efforts so that children will  be better protected from maltreatment amidst a pandemic in the future.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0145-2134
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104824