Research on Child Trauma and Protection
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 February 2024) | Viewed by 22248
Special Issue Editor
Interests: qualitative research; mixed methods research, ethics, cultural and ethnicity issues; child protection; mental health; trauma informed services; adolescents, youth offending; interpersonal violence
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the causes and effects of trauma in relation to children’s well-being have become an increasing feature of concern and development for academics and professionals in the field of work with children and young people in child protection work.
With increasing knowledge of the effects of trauma in terms of emotional well-being, relationships, education, employment, and life opportunities, this Special Edition will examine what we mean by trauma, and how research and developments in the field examine and inform the different aspects of the development of children which can have negative lifelong effects or, conversely, promote resilience.
Submissions in relation to psychological, social, and physiological effects of different forms of child abuse and neglect which will advance knowledge about and/or the best means of investigation into these areas in this area are welcome.
We welcome submissions that also address traumas arising from child abuse in relation to equality and diversity, such as gender, LGBTQ+, culture and ethnicity, and disability.
Examination of the subsequent effects of trauma from childhood abuse on adults, in terms of mental health, social functioning, parenting, and other related factors are also encouraged.
This could be the reporting of original research, systematic and narrative reviews, or pieces on how particular and/or novel research methodologies and methods can help to make advances in this field.
This Special Edition will invite submissions which advance the ways in which professionals and academics can best understand the experiences of children who experience trauma in the many different ways this can be created and exhibited, in order to better protect their health and well-being from birth through to adulthood.
Prof. Dr. Brian Littlechild
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- child abuse and neglect
- causes of trauma for children
- effects of trauma for children
- effects of childhood trauma in adulthood
- evidence-based application of knowledge for the prevention and treatment of trauma
- effective and/or novel methods of inquiry and research into the causes and effects of trauma in children
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