Preventing child maltreatment in low- and middle-income countries: Parent support programs have the potential to buffer the effects of poverty

Child Abuse Negl. 2016 Apr:54:97-107. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.11.002. Epub 2015 Dec 21.

Authors

Catherine Ward¹, Matthew R Sanders², Frances Gardner³, Christopher Mikton⁴, Andrew Dawes¹

Affiliations

¹ University of Cape Town, South Africa.
² University of Queensland, Australia.
³ University of Oxford, UK.
⁴ World Health Organization.

PMID: 26718262
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.11.002

No abstract available

Keywords: child maltreatment; low- and middle-income countries; prevention; research agenda.

MeSH terms

Child
Child Abuse / prevention & control*
Child, Preschool
Developing Countries*
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Parents
Poverty*
Social Support*
Social Welfare*

Grants and funding

001/WHO_/World Health Organization/International