Child and Family Victimisation

Dear Colleagues,

Child and family victimisation, referring to the victimisation experienced by various forms of violence including but not limited to child abuse and neglect, violence and bullying by peer and siblings, intimate partner violence, and elder abuse, continue to be a prevalent problem that leads to lasting negative consequences on victims and families. Recent research efforts have been focused on combating child and family victimisation through early screening and identification, addressing co-occurrence and commonalities of different types of victimisation, and multi-level (individual, family, community, and policy levels) prevention and intervention strategies. In light of the complexity of the problem, comprehensive and innovative approaches are needed to strengthen the protection of children and families.

This Special Issue on Child and Family Victimisation seeks high-quality original articles related to the following areas: (i) child polyvictimisation and family polyvictimisation; (ii) associations between child and family victimisation and other types of extrafamilial violence; (iii) cultural-specific issues on the problem, and (iv) prevention or intervention strategies addressing the problem, particularly those involving innovative approaches. Empirical studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analytic studies will be considered. The keywords listed below provide an outline of some possible areas of interest.

Prof. Dr. Ko-Ling Chan
Dr. Camilla Kin Ming LO
Guest Editors

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