Children Sexual Abuse of Children with Disabilities: A National Snapshot Nancy Smith, Sandra Harrell A review of the latest research on the incidence and prevalence of sexual abuse of children with disabilities.
Children Child Sex Traffickers Target California Foster Children National Center for Youth Law, Young Minds Advocacy Project (YMAP), WestCoast Children’s Clinic, and the Children’s Law Center of California Thousands of America’s children are coerced into performing sex for hire every day. Many were formerly foster children.
Children Missouri's Juvenile Justice System in Crisis Missouri has been held out as a model for juvenile corrections programs, but the court system that puts young people into these programs is in crisis, finds a recent report by the National Juvenile Defender Center.
Children Harsh Parental Discipline May Not Harm Children Long-Term Long-term effects of harsh parental discipline may be mediated by a mother's love and support, finds a new study.
Children Access to Mental Health Care Lacking for U.S. Children Many adults across the U.S. believe children and teens have extremely limited or no access to appropriate mental health care services, finds a new study.
Children Babies Seeing Violence Show Aggression Later Aggression in school-age children may have its origins in children three years old and younger who witnessed violence.
Children Bullied Children Can Suffer Lasting Psychological Harm as Adults Bullied children grow into adults who are at increased risk of developing anxiety disorders, depression and suicidal thoughts, according to a study led by researchers at Duke Medicine.
Children Juvenile's Consent to Blood Test Was Not Implied by Operating Vehicle State statue purporting to provide consent for drug or alcohol tests of anyone who operated a motor vehicle in the state violated youth’s Fourth Amendment rights.
Children Court Could Consider Facts from Earlier Removal in Goal Change Hearing In case where earlier dependency matter was dismissed on appeal but children were removed on new facts, trial court properly found goal change to adoption was warranted.
