News tagged with abused children
New Zealand smashes global child pornography ring
A global network that used social networking sites such as Facebook to distribute child pornography has been smashed after a tip-off from New Zealand authorities, officials said Tuesday.
May 22, 2012 |
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Parents blame child sex abuse victims more if perpetrator is another youth, research shows
Parents are much more likely to blame and doubt their children when their child has been sexually abused by another adolescent instead of an adult, according to new research from the Crimes against Children Research Center ...
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Feb 07, 2012 |
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Abused students can return to school and thrive with educator help, researcher finds
A new study from the University of Missouri shows that children who are abused can return to school and do well academically if teachers can help them control their emotions, pay attention to detail and stay motivated.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Angels and demons
No country's legal system is made with children in mind, but that has not stopped large numbers of children from becoming involved with it. Last year alone, an astonishing 50,000 children testified in UK courts ...
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Jun 02, 2011 |
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Chronically ill children are 88 percent more likely to suffer physical abuse
Children with chronic health conditions are 88% more likely to suffer physical abuse than healthy children, according to research in the March issue of Acta Paediatrica. They are also 154% more likely to suffer a combination of phy ...
Feb 17, 2011 |
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International law permits abusive fathers custody of children
A new survey of court cases against battered women living abroad shows that when the women left their abusive partners and returned with their children to the United States, half of the time, U.S. courts sent the children ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Victimized children involved with disasters more likely to have mental health issues
A new national study not only has confirmed that children who have been exposed to disasters from earthquakes to fires are more prone to emotional problems, but many of those children may already have been experiencing maltreatment, ...
Aug 26, 2010 |
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Corporal punishment of children remains common worldwide, UNC studies find
Spanking has declined in the U.S. since 1975 but nearly 80 percent of preschool children are still disciplined in this fashion. In addition, corporal punishment of children remains common worldwide, despite ...
Aug 09, 2010 |
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Child welfare services need radical changes to guard against abuse
The research review, written for directors and senior managers in children's services, is called Safeguarding in the 21st Century - where to next? and was commissioned by research in practice, the leading research utilisation ...
Jun 21, 2010 |
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Seasonality of child abuse a myth: study
A new study of homicides of 797 children younger than age five has found that these deaths occur uniformly throughout the year, dispelling the widely held anecdotal notion that the winter months, and especially winter holidays, ...
Jun 21, 2010 |
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Witnessing Arrests May Increase Stress Risk in Children: Study
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Illinois at Chicago study says children in the nation's child welfare system who witnessed the arrest of a household member may have been psychologically traumatized by the arrest.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Helping fathers of sexually abused children
The preliminary results of a Université de Montréal study show that fathers of sexually abused children can suffer from anxiety, depression and grief. Such patriarchs are often overwhelmed by a desire for vengeance, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 13, 2010 |
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Abused children more likely to suffer unexplained abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting
Children who have been abused psychologically, physically or sexually are more likely to suffer unexplained abdominal pain and nausea or vomiting than children who have not been abused, a study led by University of North ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Early abuse tied to more depression in children
Although children can be depressed for many reasons, new evidence suggests that there are physiological differences among depressed children based on their experiences of abuse before age 5. Early abuse may be especially ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 05, 2010 |
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Halloween sex offender policies questioned
The rates of non-familial sex crimes against children under the age of 12 are no higher during the Halloween season than at any other times of the year, according to a study published in the September issue of Sexual Abuse: A ...
Oct 22, 2009 |
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