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Safeguarding Children Subjected to Violence in the Family: Child-Centered Risk Assessments
Assessing risk, planning for safety and security, and aiding recovery for children subjected to violence in a family setting is a complex process. The aim of the article is to synthesize the current research literature about risks for children subjected to violence in the family and outline an empir...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9653807/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36360659 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113779 |
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author | Eriksson, Maria Broberg, Anders G. Hultmann, Ole Chawinga, Emma Axberg, Ulf |
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description | Assessing risk, planning for safety and security, and aiding recovery for children subjected to violence in a family setting is a complex process. The aim of the article is to synthesize the current research literature about risks for children subjected to violence in the family and outline an empirical base for a holistic and practically usable model of risk assessments placing the individual child at the center. Such assessments need to recognize four different areas of risk: (1) child safety, i.e., known risk factors for severe and dangerous violence aimed at both adults and children and how they play out in the individual case; (2) the child’s response in situations with violence; (3) the child’s perspective, especially fear and feelings of powerlessness in situations with violence; (4) developmental risks, e.g., instability in the child’s situation and care arrangements, lack of a carer/parent as a “secure base” and “safe haven”, the child developing difficulties due to the violence (e.g., PTSD), problems in parents’ caring capacities in relation to a child with experiences of, and reactions to, violence, and lack of opportunities for the child to make sense of, and create meaning in relation to, experiences of violence. In addition to the four areas of risk, the article emphasizes the importance of assessing the need for immediate intervention and safety planning in the current situation as regards safety, the child’s responses, the child’s perspectives, and long-term developmental risks. |
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spelling | pubmed-96538072022-11-15 Safeguarding Children Subjected to Violence in the Family: Child-Centered Risk Assessments Eriksson, Maria Broberg, Anders G. Hultmann, Ole Chawinga, Emma Axberg, Ulf Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Assessing risk, planning for safety and security, and aiding recovery for children subjected to violence in a family setting is a complex process. The aim of the article is to synthesize the current research literature about risks for children subjected to violence in the family and outline an empirical base for a holistic and practically usable model of risk assessments placing the individual child at the center. Such assessments need to recognize four different areas of risk: (1) child safety, i.e., known risk factors for severe and dangerous violence aimed at both adults and children and how they play out in the individual case; (2) the child’s response in situations with violence; (3) the child’s perspective, especially fear and feelings of powerlessness in situations with violence; (4) developmental risks, e.g., instability in the child’s situation and care arrangements, lack of a carer/parent as a “secure base” and “safe haven”, the child developing difficulties due to the violence (e.g., PTSD), problems in parents’ caring capacities in relation to a child with experiences of, and reactions to, violence, and lack of opportunities for the child to make sense of, and create meaning in relation to, experiences of violence. In addition to the four areas of risk, the article emphasizes the importance of assessing the need for immediate intervention and safety planning in the current situation as regards safety, the child’s responses, the child’s perspectives, and long-term developmental risks. MDPI 2022-10-23 /pmc/articles/PMC9653807/ /pubmed/36360659 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113779 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Eriksson, Maria Broberg, Anders G. Hultmann, Ole Chawinga, Emma Axberg, Ulf Safeguarding Children Subjected to Violence in the Family: Child-Centered Risk Assessments |
title | Safeguarding Children Subjected to Violence in the Family: Child-Centered Risk Assessments |
title_full | Safeguarding Children Subjected to Violence in the Family: Child-Centered Risk Assessments |
title_fullStr | Safeguarding Children Subjected to Violence in the Family: Child-Centered Risk Assessments |
title_full_unstemmed | Safeguarding Children Subjected to Violence in the Family: Child-Centered Risk Assessments |
title_short | Safeguarding Children Subjected to Violence in the Family: Child-Centered Risk Assessments |
title_sort | safeguarding children subjected to violence in the family: child-centered risk assessments |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9653807/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36360659 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113779 |
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