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 2 of the study include: identification of team leaders to operationalize the data collection for major parts of the study (e.g., set up trips for data collection for clinical record review, on site data collection of key stakeholders, etc.); obtain CITI and other required credentials for off site POCs; develop "Plan of Action" charts to track activities across Prongs; obtained USUHS IRB approval.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA544018

Entities

People

  • Carol Fullerton
  • David M. Benedik
  • James Mccarroll
  • John Newby
  • Robert Ursano
  • Stephen J Cozza

Organizations

  • Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communities
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Questionnaires
  • Surveys
  • Training
  • Urban Areas

Readers

  • Clinical Trial Research.
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control