TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Profile of Abused and Neglected American Indian Children in the Southwest
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Lujan, Carol
A1  - DeBruyn, Lemyra M.
A1  - May, Philip A.
A1  - Bird, Michael E.
SP  - 449
EP  - 462
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
N2  - From both knowledge gained working in Indian communities and a major data collection program, this article examines child abuse and neglect among the Indian tribes in a southwestern state. The period of study covers 1982 through 1985. The study sample consists of 53 children targeted by the local Indian Health Service Hospital Child Protection Team as being abused and/or neglected. In addition, information on the parents, grandparents and, in a number of cases, great-grandparents are examined. The study is a secondary data analysis of clinic and hospital records and interviews with local community health care providers and tribal officials. The results indicate that alcohol abuse was present in 85% of the neglect cases and in 63% of the abuse cases. In addition, child abuse and neglect occurred simultaneously in 65% of the sample. Child abuse and neglect are found to be part of a larger phenomenon of multiproblem families which raises the issue of intergenerational perpetuation of these problems. The results underscore the importance of interagency cooperation in surveillance, treatment, and prevention, as well as more careful and thorough documentation of record maintenance. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Child Abuse & Neglect, 1989. Copyright © 1989 by Elsevier Science)  1980s Native American Victim Native American Child Domestic Violence Victim Child Abuse Victim Child Neglect Victim Child Physical Abuse Victim Child Victim Victim Characteristics Intergenerational Transmission of Child Abuse 01-04<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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