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Child abuse

Perspectives and preferences of domestic violence survivors regarding digital platform and AI chatbot for help-seeking: A qualitative study

Vivian Hui, Lidan Tian, Xinyu Feng, Qiqi Chen, Arkers Kwan Ching Wong, Tina L. Bloom

published 23 Feb 2026

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Scoping review protocol to investigate the experience of intimate partner violence among Black women and children living in the United Kingdom and how domestic violence specialist organisations support them to thrive

Cynthia Dawes, Claire Powell, Carol Rivas

published 03 Feb 2026

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“My childhood affected my ability to be resilient in both good and bad ways”: A mixed methods examination on the links between adverse childhood experiences, resilience, and transactional sex among young South African women

Deborah Baron, Nisha Gottfredson O’Shea, Alexandra Lightfoot, Caroline Kuo, Sheri Lippman, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Kathleen Kahn, Audrey Pettifor, Suzanne Maman

published 28 Jan 2026

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Highly significant correlation between rates of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) in youth survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) and their biological mothers

Matthew Reeson, Hannah Pazderka, Wanda Polzin, Vincent Agyapong, Andrew J. Greenshaw, Yifeng Wei, Laurie Syzmanski, Peter H. Silverstone

published 12 Jan 2026

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Perceptual discrepancies in the experience and reporting of violence against children are more pronounced among social workers compared to laypeople

Mats Dahl, Leonard Ngaosuvan, Jessika Granberg Flintberg, Johanna Silfversparre, Lotta Stille, Marta Lasota, Sverker Sikström

published 22 Dec 2025

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Beyond trauma: Schema-driven psychological burden in psoriasis

Jutta Major, András Matuz, Mehdi Moezzi, Zsuzsanna Lengyel, Béla Birkás, Boróka Gács

published 19 Dec 2025

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Experiences of psychological mistreatment in older adults and promising practices: A scoping review protocol

Sabrina Lessard, Annie Bernatchez, Houda Garrach, Mélanie Couture, Claire Godard-Sebillotte, Sarita Israel, Rym Zakaria

published 10 Dec 2025

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Childhood abuse and adult cyberbullying victimization in Canada: The role of community belonging

Emily Earle, David Speed

published 08 Dec 2025

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Prevalence of violence in a clinical sample of adolescent patients visiting a child and adolescent psychiatric outpatient clinic in Nepal

Rampukar Sah, Per Håkan Brøndbo, Jasmine Ma, Ketil Lenert Hansen, Narmada Devkota, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Anne Cecilie Javo

published 31 Oct 2025

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Longing for touch and CT-optimal touch perception after interpersonal trauma

Birgit Hasenack, Anouk Keizer

published 27 Oct 2025

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Social norms and security and justice services for gender-based violence survivors in Nepal: Programmatic implications from a mixed-methods assessment

Cari Jo Clark, Brian Batayeh, Iris Shao, Irina Bergenfeld, Manoj Pandey, Sudhindra Sharma, Shikha Shrestha, Amritha Gourisankar, Anudeeta Gautam, Tehnyat J. Sohail, Holly Shakya, Grace Morrow, Abbie Shervinskie, Subada Soti

published 16 Oct 2025

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Effectiveness of the SmartShield for knowledge on sexual abuse prevention among primary school children in Malaysia: A quasi-experimental study

Mohamad Najib Mat Pa, Mohd Noor Norhayati, Zaharah Sulaiman, Nik Hazlina Nik Hussain, Azizah Othman, Azliana Aziz

published 09 Oct 2025

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Does the Netherlands comply with national law and Article 2 of human rights concerning deceased minors?

Sophie C. T. van Rhenen, Tess M. Wemeijer, Cédrique A. S. Gregoire, Wilma L. J. M. Duijst

published 17 Sep 2025

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