TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Prenatal child abuse risk assessment: a preliminary validation study
JO  - Child welfare
A1  - Weberling, Lara Cady
A1  - Forgays, Deborah Kirby
A1  - Crain-Thoreson, Catherine
A1  - Hyman, Ira
SP  - 319
EP  - 334
VL  - 82
IS  - 3
N2  - Workers need an efficient prenatal screener that can identify mothers at greatest risk of child abuse. Existing risk assessment methods are often invasive and difficult to administer. This study assessed child abuse risk in a sample of 49 expectant mothers using the Brigid Collins Risk Screener (BCRS). At three months postpartum, high-risk mothers scored significantly lower on the quality of infants' physical, social, and emotional environments than moderate or low-risk mothers. BCRS appears to offer a noninvasive, efficient approach to assessing risk of child abuse.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-4021
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -