Why maltreatment researchers should include children's disability status in their maltreatment studies
- Authors:
- TACKETT-KENDALL Kathleen, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 29(2), February 2005, pp.147-151.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Approximately 8% of children in the US have disabilities, and these children are more likely to be abused or neglected than their non-disabled peers. The authors highlight the importance of researchers in the child maltreatment field to include children's disability status in their studies of abuse and neglect. They provide a brief overview of what research has found so far and include possible questions for researchers to include.
- Subject terms:
- physical disabilities, child abuse, child neglect;
- Content type:
- research
- Link:
- Journal home page
- ISSN print:
- 0145-2134