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February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
An examination of stress sensitization among perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV) found that past-year stressors in adulthood increase the risk of IPV perpetration among people with a history of childhood adversity.
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Ten percent of U.S. high school students experience dating violence. This study investigated whether Boston high school students had committed various types of physical abuse against their boyfriends and girlfriends the study also examined violence committed against siblings and peers.
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Hawaii Healthy Start home visitation program sends paraprofessionals into the homes of children at risk of abuse to teach families about child development, parenting and problem-solving strategies and offer emotional support to new parents during the first three years of their child's life.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is recognized as a top public health issue with significant consequences for women's health and well-being. In Illinois, trauma centers are succeeding at screening for IPV, yet progress can be made in providing uniform practices across centers.
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
An analysis suggests that more than one in 10 victims in a 24-hour period asked for but didn't get help.
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Living in a low-conflict family is insufficient to protect girls from the negative effects of growing up in a violent community.
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the relationship between asthma onset in children and maternal intimate partner violence. Stress and early life adversity are thought to influence children's susceptibility to asthma and other immune diseases.
September 1, 2006 | Journal Article
More than 2 million women are injured by domestic violence and 500,000 require medical treatment annually, yet only 10 percent of primary care physicians routinely screen for domestic violence. The authors of this study examine whether resident phys ...
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Health interventions that are long-term and place-based are embraced as providing low-income families with comprehensive services. To better understand the benefits from these services, this study assesses the role of residential mobility and the us ...
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Despite national prosperity which improved health outcomes for urban children from 1992-2002, disparities between children in distressed versus non-distressed cities, and between Black versus White urban children, did not improve.