Recent Publications
Concordance between adolescent reports of childhood abuse and Child Protective Service determinations in an at-risk sample of young adolescents (Everson et al., 2008) - This study examined the concordance between adolescent reports of abuse and abuse determinations from Child Protective Service (CPS) agencies. It also compared the utility of adolescent reports of abuse, relative to CPS determinations in predicting adolescent psychological adjustment. Read more…
LONGSCAN in the News  Dr. Jonathan Kotch, MD, MPH, MA, FAAP, professor of maternal and child health at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, has been a vocal and determined proponent of strengthening legislation and policies to protect children, especially in North Carolina. Read more…
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Why is research on child abuse and neglect important?
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Child abuse and neglect is known to be an underlying cause of many individual and societal problems such as delayed development, poor academic performance, delinquency, depression, alcoholism, substance abuse, deviant sexual behaviors, and domestic and criminal violence.
- Child maltreatment exacts heavy economic costs in terms of increased demand for foster care and other child welfare services, mental health services, law enforcement and legal services, and correctional institutions.
In addition, it has been estimated (Daro, 1988) that the future lost productivity of severely abused children is $658-$1300 million annually.
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