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…

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…

Selection and Development of Measures

Age-specific data collection points were selected to correspond to critical periods in children's development, regardless of their exposure to child maltreatment. Because the sample includes children with prior maltreatment histories, children who will first experience maltreatment during the course of the project, and children who may never experience maltreatment, LONGSCAN has the opportunity to examine both antecedents and consequence.

In addition to choosing measures based on ecological-development theory, the LONGSCAN investigators have also sought, whenever possible, to include only measures that are easy to use, culturally sensitive, repeatable, reliable, and valid.

The LONGSCAN Longitudinal Measures Table breaks down the measures LONGSCAN has utilized from baseline through the Age 18 interview.

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