This article discusses strategies nurses can use to prevent adultification – such as developing awareness, avoiding adultifying language and listening to children and young people – and actions to take when suspecting adultification from colleagues. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study determines the association between all tiers of contact with children’s social services and risk of suicide and other sudden deaths in young adulthood. Open access article - no login required
There is evidence that child maltreatment is associated with shorter telomere length in early life. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The article aims to support nurses to be culturally sensitive to child abuse linked to faith or belief, and to explore how they can contribute to preserve the safety of children in familial and community settings. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Cumulative exposure to childhood adversity is associated with a variety of labour market outcomes in young adulthood. It remains largely unclear whether the type of adversity matters in this association. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Childhood adversity indicated by involvement with child welfare services (ICWS) is associated with increased risks of disease and injuries in young adulthood. It is yet unknown whether such risks are limited to external causes and mental and behavioural disorders or whether they extend beyond early adulthood and to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with later onset. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Advice for nurses on reporting concerns and abusive practices, whether in forensic, assessment and treatment units or other care settings, and the support available. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Population-level screening for parental childhood maltreatment could be a tool to identify families who might be in need of support to reduce the risk of adverse outcomes in children. This could also be useful in terms of safeguarding since research has found that parents with a history of childhood maltreatment (particularly emotional or physical abuse) had a higher risk of abusing their own children (Bert et al., 2009), as well as higher levels of anger, and more violent physical discipline toward infants (Altemeier et al., 1986).
In this article we discuss the differential diagnosis of bruising, fractures and head injuries which are the three commonest presenting features of physical abuse. Awareness of the differential diagnosis and appropriate assessment of the injured child can assist in reaching the correct diagnosis and therefore protect children from harm. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Childhood maltreatment is associated with mental health problems, but the extent to which this relationship is causal remains unclear. To strengthen causal inference, the authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of quasi-experimental studies examining the relationship between childhood maltreatment and mental health problems. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Childhood trauma is associated with adulthood depressive symptoms, but very few studies explored potential social and interpersonal mediators behind this association. This study made the first attempt to test the potential mediating effects of interpersonal stress in the associations between childhood betrayal and non-betrayal trauma and depressive symptoms. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study provides good practice indicators for mental health practitioners to engage with young people to help them become more aware of their online activities in a safe and curious manner. In doing so, it helps to outline the who, when, what and how for clinicians enquiring about internet use in young people.
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is more common than many professionals working with children imagine. This paper aims to provide evidence-based guidance on the differential diagnosis for common presentations. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Within the United Kingdom, domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is the most commonly identified factor within child in need assessments, with rates increasing in recent years in addition to ‘lockdown’-related spikes. This article examines the representation of DVA in local child safeguarding policies using Bacchi's (2009) ‘What is the problem represented to be?’ approach. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This integrative review aims to evaluate the experiences of health and social care practitioners with regard to how they exercise professional curiosity in child protection practice. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
There is robust evidence that child maltreatment is a significant risk factor and linked to negative psychological outcomes. However, few studies have examined the impact of child maltreatment on mental health and substance use trajectories across adolescence. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Smacking a child as a form of punishment or to control behaviour is a controversial issue. Recent legal changes mean different parts of the UK have differing laws on child punishment. Here is what nurses need to know. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
To create a new conceptual model of resilience based on evidence, this integrative systematic review aims to identify the evidence-based protective factors related to resilience among children, adolescents and young adults at-risk of several exposures. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study aimed to review evidence on the associations between childhood emotional, physical and sexual abuse; neglect and bullying and early maladaptive schemas, as measured in adolescence. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.