See the latest at Advances in Child and Family Policy and Practiceopens in new window, free for members of APA Div. 37. “Child Maltreatment, Research, Policy, and Practice” provides an overview of Penelope K. Trickett’s, PhD, work and explores her innovations in the areas of theory, measurement and methodology in the study of child maltreatment. Topics featured in this volume include:
- Childhood sexual abuse and its effect on eating disorder development in females.
- The traumatic nature of reporting maltreatment in adolescents.
- Associations between adolescents’ community violence exposure and the development of aggressive behavior problems.
- Child sexual abuse experiences in Korea.
“Child Maltreatment Research, Policy, and Practice” is a must-have resource for policymakers and related professionals, graduate students, and researchers in child and school psychology, family studies, public health, social work, law/criminal justice and sociology.