Background Research

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.

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Development

Attachment in Institutionalized and Community Children in Romania – Zeanah, C. H., et al., September/October 2005

Bullying, Neglect, Physical Abuse, & Sexual Abuse

Child-Focused Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs – Crime and Misconduct Commission, Queensland – June 2004

Examination of a Conceptual Model of Child Neglect – Dubowitz, H., et al., May 2005

Measuring Bullying Victimization, Perpetration, and Bystander Experiences – Center for Disease Control

Physical Abuse Amplifies Attention to Threat – Shackman, J. E., et al., 2007

Program

Academic, Trauma, and Prevention Program Research – Child Safety Matters – Monique Burr Foundation

Population-Based Prevention of Child Maltreatment: The U.S. Triple P System Population Trial – Prinz, R., et al., January 2009

Prevent Child Abuse Vermont’s Sexual Abuse Free Environments for Teens (SAFE-T) Program

Research Review, Evidence-Based Programs and Practices: What Does It All Mean? – Children’s Services Council – September 2007

School-Based Child Maltreatment Programs – March 2003

Theoretical, Scientific and Clinical Foundations of the Triple P‐Positive Parenting Program: A Population Approach to the Promotion of Parenting Competence – Sanders, M. R., et al., 2003

Treating Conduct Problems and Strengthening Social and Emotional Competence in Young Children: The Dina Dinosaur Treatment Program – Webster-Stratton, C., and Reid, M. J., January 2003

Knowledge Gains Following a Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program Among Urban Students: A Cluster-Randomized Evaluation – Pulido, M. -et al. – July 2015

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

Prevalence and Consequences of Child Victimization, Results from the National Survey of Adolescents – Kilpatrick, D. G., July 1999

The Effects of Child Maltreatment and Inherited Liability on Antisocial Development – Jonson-Reid, M., el al., April 2010

The Effects of Maltreatment and Neuroendocrine Regulation on Memory Performance – Cicchetti, D. et al., 2010

The Long-Term Consequences of Maltreatment in the Early Years – Egeland, B., et al., 2002

Violence and Risk of PTSD, Major Depression, Substance Abuse or Dependence, and Comorbidity – Kilpatrick, D. G., and Saunders, B.E., 2003

Why Have Child Maltreatment and Child Victimization Declined? – Finkelhor, D., and Jones, L., 2006