Identifying children with developmental disabilities receiving child protection services: A national survey of child welfare administrators

Families in Society

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 351-357

  Shannon, Patrick ^a   Agorastou, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748869170     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3539     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Administration on Developmental Disabilities (n.d.). Definition of a developmental disability. Retrieved on October 4, 2003 from http://www.acf.hhs. gov/programs/add/about.htm
2. Ammerman, R. T., & Balderian, N. J. (1993). Maltreatment of children with disabilities. Chicago, IL: National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse.
3. Bonner, B. L., Crow, S. M., & Hensley, L. D. (1997). State efforts to identify maltreated children with disabilities: A follow-up study. Child Maltreatment, 2, 56-60.
4. Bouchard, B. (2003). Family options: Caring, understanding solutions (FOCUS). Retrieved July 10, 2003, from the National Center for Children in Poverty Web site at http://www.nccp.org/it/initiatives.
5. Camblin, L. D. (1982). A survey of state efforts in gathering information on child abuse and neglect in handicapped populations. Child Abuse and Neglect, 6, 465-475.
6. Cohen, S., & Warren, R. D. (1990). The intersection of disability and child abuse in England and the United States. Child Welfare, 69, 253-263.
7. Crosse, S. B., Kaye, E., & Ratnofsky, A. C. (n.d.). A report on the maltreatment of children with disabilities. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
8. Goldson, E. J. (1997). Commentary: Gender, disability, and abuse. Child Abuse and Neglect, 21, 703-705.
9. Hanley, B. (2002). Intersection of the fields of child welfare and developmental disabilities. Mental Retardation, 40, 413-415.
10. Hughes, R. C., & Rycus, J. S. (1998). Developmental disabilities and child welfare. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America Press.
11. Mansell, S., Sobsey, D., Wilgosh, L., & Zawallich, A. (1997). The sexual abuse of young people with disabilities: Treatment considerations. International Journal for the Advancement of Counseling, 19, 293-302.
12. Meehan, C. (2003). People's Equal Action and Community Early Head Start Program (PEACE/EHS). Retrieved July 10, 2003, from the National Center for Children in Poverty Web site at http://www.nccp.org/it/initiatives.
13. Meisels, S. J., & Atkins-Burnett, S. (2000). The elements of early childhood assessment. In J. P. Schonkoff & S. J. Meisels (Eds.), Handbook of early childhood intervention (pp. 231-257). New York: Cambridge University Press.
14. Mitchell, L. M., Turbiville, V., & Turnbull, H. R. (1999). Reporting abuse and neglect of children with disabilities: Early childhood service providers' views. Infants and Young Children, 11(3), 19-26.
15. National Symposium on Abuse and Neglect of Children with Disabilities. (1995, September). Abuse and neglect of children with disabilities: Report and recommendations. Lawerence, KS: The Beach Center on Families and Disability, The University of Kansas, and the Erickson Institute of Chicago.
16. Orelove, F. P., Hollahan, D. J., & Myles, K. T. (2000). Maltreatment of children with disabilities: Training needs for a collaborative response. Child Abuse and Neglect, 24, 185-194.
17. Pearson, S. (1996). Child abuse among children with disabilities. Teaching Exceptional Children, 29, 34-37.
18. Shannon, P. (2004). Barriers to family-centered care in early intervention. Social Work, 49, 301-308.
19. Sobsey, D., & Varnhagen, C. (1988). Sexual abuse, assault, and exploitation of Canadian's with disabilities. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Health and Welfare Canada.
20. Sobsey, D., Randall, W., & Parrila, R. K. (1997). Gender differences in abused children with and without disabilities. Child Abuse and Neglect, 21, 707-720.
21. Sobsey, D. (1994). Violence and abuse in the lives of people with disabilities: The end of silent acceptance? Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.
22. Sullivan, P. M., & Knutson, J. F. (2000). Maltreatment and disabilities: A population-based epidemiological study. Child Abuse and Neglect, 24, 1257-1273.
23. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children, Youth, and Families. (2001). National survey of child and adolescent well-being: State Child Welfare Agency Survey Report. Washington, DC: Author.
24. Westat, Inc. (1993). A report on the maltreatment of children with disabilities. Washington, DC: National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect.
25. White, R., Benedict, M. L., Wulff, L., & Kelley, M. (1987). Physical disabilities as risk factors for child maltreatment: A selected review. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 57, 93-101.