Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe Research Library
The content and delivery of all Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe lessons is based on best practices from research in child development, learning styles, social psychology, and child abuse and neglect prevention. If you are interested in learning more about these research foundations of the curriculum, here are some suggested readings.

The Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe program has been rated as having Promising Research Evidence by the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC) and is listed in its Program Registry.
Bullying, Neglect, Physical Abuse, & Sexual Abuse
Examination of a Conceptual Model of Child Neglect – Dubowitz, H., et al., May 2005
Physical Abuse Amplifies Attention to Threat – Shackman, J. E., et al., 2007
Outcomes
Child and Adult Outcomes of Chronic Child Maltreatment – Jonson-Reid, M. et al., May 2012
Child Maltreatment and the Transition to Adult-Based Medical and Mental-Health Care – January 2011
Developmental Victimology: The Comprehensive Study of Childhood Victimizations – Finkelhor, D., 2007
National Survey of Adolescents in the United States – Kilpatrick, D. G., and B. E. Saunders, 1995
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Abused and Neglected Children Grown Up – Widom, C. S., August 1999
The Long-Term Consequences of Maltreatment in the Early Years – Egeland, B., et al., 2002
Why Have Child Maltreatment and Child Victimization Declined? – Finkelhor, D., and Jones, L., 2006