Child maltreatment in the military: Understanding the research
Research Report:
Research Report
Executive Summary
Fact SheetAPA Citation:
Mischel, E., Smischney, T., Lu, Z., Otto, M., Schroeder, B., Root, H., . . . Borden, L. M. (2017). Child maltreatment in the military: Understanding the research. Report submitted to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Abstract Created by REACH:
Efforts to reduce child maltreatment among military families should be based in an understanding of the current research on preventative interventions and the factors that influence their effectiveness. This report summarizes an extensive review of the literature regarding preventative interventions developed to prevent child maltreatment and the negative consequences of maltreatment for military and civilian families. Background regarding child maltreatment, particularly military child maltreatment, is provided, followed by a review of risk and protective factors and existing preventative intervention programs. Ultimately, this research must inform the provision of high-quality preventative interventions and other efforts to reduce military child maltreatment, including future research, policies, and programs.
Focus:
Child maltreatment
Branch of Service:
Air Force
Army
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Multiple branches
Navy
Military Affiliation:
Active Duty
Guard
Reserve
Subject Affiliation:
Active duty service member
Child of a service member or veteran
Military families
Spouse of service member or veteran
Population:
Childhood (birth - 12 yrs)
Neonatal (birth - 1 mo)
Infancy (2 - 23 mo)
Preschool age (2 -5 yrs)
School age (6 - 12 yrs)
Adolescence (13 - 17 yrs)
Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Young adulthood (18 - 29 yrs)
Thirties (30 - 39 yrs)
Middle age (40 - 64 yrs)
Methodology:
Review of Literature
Authors:
Borden, Lynne M., Lu, Zihui, Mischel, Emily, Norby, Alexandra, Otto, Augustine, Otto, Mark, Richmond, Adeya, Roeske, Rachel, Root, Hanna, Schroeder, Ben, Smischney, Tegan
Publisher/Sponsoring Organization:
The Military REACH Team
Publication Type:
REACH Publication
Author Affiliation:
Department of Family Social Science, The University of Minnesota, LMB
Location:
The University of Minnesota
REACH Publication Type:
Research Report
Sponsors:
Developed in collaboration with the Department of Defense's Office of Family Policy, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture under Award No. 2009-48667-05833.