Deployment Family Stress: Child Neglect and Maltreatment in U.S. Army Families
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to understand the recently documented increase in rates of child maltreatment and neglect in the US Army. The project employs a three prong research methodology (using clinical chart reviews, survey methodology of key informants, and demographic community analyses) to: 1) facilitate understanding of the phenomenology of Army child neglect, 2) identify child, parent, and family risk and protective factors that contribute to neglect, 3) identify military community contributions to neglect, including deployment, and 4) identify surrounding community factors that may also contribute risk or protection to child neglect behaviors. Key accomplishments for Year 1 of the study include: IRB/Human Subject approval submission; identification of 30 criteria appropriate Army sites and communities surrounding these sites for inclusion in the study; development of the key informant survey and clinical record review template; contact with clinical record review site managers to coordinate their IRB processes; development of database structure, and the hiring of specified personnel. Under current development, is the strategy for creating a contact list of key informants at each installation (e.g., addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, etc.) for upcoming survey administration.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA519191
Entities
People
- Stephen J Cozza
Organizations
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine