Topic: Outcomes linked to Child Abuse and Neglect

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"The Long-Term Sequelae of Child and Adolescent Abuse: A Longitudinal Community Study"
Child Abuse and Neglect, Col. 20. No. 8, pp. 709-723, 1996.

This report details how child abuse and neglect were linked to problematic psycho-social functioning in both males and females throughout adolescence and into adulthood. The study indicates that different types of abuse greatly increase the likelihood that adolescents will suffer from depression, phobias, alcohol and drug dependence, suicide ideation and attempts, anxiety, delinquent and aggressive behaviors, and more.

"In the Wake of Childhood Maltreatment"
Juvenile Justice Bulletin, August 1997

"This Bulletin presents the findings on the relationship between childhood maltreatment and subsequent adolescent problem behaviors in the Rochester Youth Development Study. The researchers found that the subjects who had experienced maltreatment during childhood were significantly more likely to display a variety of problem behaviors during adolescence, including serious and violent delinquency, teen pregnancy, drug use, low academic achievement, and mental health problems."

"The Cycle of Violence Revisited"
Research Preview, National Institute of Justice, February 1996.

"A series of ongoing studies (sponsored by the National Institute of Justice, the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute of Mental Health), examined the lives of 1,575 child victims identified in court cases of abuse and neglect dating from 1967 to 1971. By 1994, 49% of the overall sample group had been arrested - 18% for a violent crime - compared with 38% of the control group - 14% for a violent crime."

"Preschool Antecedents of Adolescent Assaultive Behavior: A Longitudinal Study"
Herrenkohl, Roy C., Ph.D., Egolf, Brenda P., Kerrenkohl, Ellen C., Ph.D., America Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 67(3), July 1997.

This study demonstrates that child abuse and neglect and negative parent child interaction and relationships are directly related to adolescent assaultive behavior.

"The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study"
American Journal of Preventive Medicine 1998; vol. 14 no. 4 pp. 245-258.

This is a collaborative study being conducted by the Centers for Disease Control, Kaiser Permanente and the Emory University Department of Pediatrics. The study demonstrates a strong graded relationship between the breadth of exposure to abuse or household dysfunction during childhood and multiple risk factors for several of the leading causes of death in adults.

Child abuse and neglect, growing up with domestic violence, substance abuse or mental illness, parental discord and crime are linked to increased teen sexual behaviors, STD and HIV risk, alcoholism, suicide attempts, and sexual assault victimization for adult women. Further, ACEs also lead to increased risk of ischemic heart disease, cancer, chronic lung disease, skeletal fractures and liver disease.