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Fatal child maltreatment in England, 2005–2009
- Authors:
- SIDEBOTHAM Peter, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 35(4), April 2011, pp.299-306.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This review presents data covering 4 years of Serious Case Reviews into fatal child abuse and neglect in England. All cases of fatal maltreatment between April 2005 and March 2009 was examined to obtain case characteristics related to a systemic classification of 5 broad groups of maltreatment deaths: severe physical assaults; covert homicide/infanticide; overt homicide; extreme neglect/deprivational abuse; and deaths related to but not directly caused by maltreatment. Findings revealed 276 cases that were recorded giving an incidence of 0.63 cases per 100,000 children aged 0 to 17 per year. 246 cases could be classified based on the data available. Of these the commonest specific group was those children who died as a result of severe physical assaults. Deliberate overt and covert homicide was less common, while deaths as a direct consequence of neglect were rare. In contrast, evidence of neglect was found in at least 40% of all cases, although this was not the direct cause of death. The authors concluded that characteristics differ between the different categories of death and are suggestive of the need for different strategies of prevention for different cases.
Is the study of the “State of our children” changing?: re-visiting after 5 years
- Author:
- BEN-ARIEH Asher
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 28(7), July 2006, pp.799-811.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Recent years have brought growing attention to the efforts to measure and monitor children's well-being. This growing attention can be seen in the quantity of various “State of the Child” reports. This study reevaluates how the field studies the state of children around the globe. Findings support earlier research showing that the field is going through three major shifts: from a focus on a child's mere survival to a focus on well-being and other attributes; from a focus on negative aspects in children's lives to one focused on positive aspects; and from a focus on well-becoming (attaining eventual well-being in adulthood) to well-being (attaining well-being during childhood). The study further demonstrates these shifts to be correlated with changes in the “philosophy” or approach of many of the more recent reports (e.g., the incorporation of subjective perception as well as the child's perspective and the use of the child as the unit of observation). Finally, the study predicts that the field will continue to move in these three directions but likely at a considerably faster pace. The authors further anticipate that the continuation of the current trends will lead to children becoming active participants in such efforts rather then subjects for research.