Child Abuse and Prevention

Dear Colleagues, 

Child abuse occurring in homes, schools, communities, and the virtual world is a global public health problem with immediate and life-long detrimental consequences on victims’ physical and mental health, development, and behavior. While there is an urgent need to assist victims and guarantee their safety, priority should always be given to preventive measures (World Health Organization, 2006).

This Special Issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) will focus on the cutting-edge knowledge on child abuse and prevention strategies, including child physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, children exposed to intimate partner violence, adolescent dating violence, and cyber violence. Empirical research (quantitative or qualitative), preventive program evaluations, and systematic reviews manuscripts are all welcome in this issue. Papers focusing on effective measures to prevent child abuse and neglect are especially welcome.

We are open to accepting manuscripts from different cultures and disciplines, including but not limited to social work, public health, medicine, family studies, social policy, law, criminology, psychology, and education.

Dr. April Chiung-Tao Shen
Guest Editor

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