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Modelling the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Violent Discipline Against Children As part of a December special issue on the effects of COVID-19 on child maltreatment, this article (Fabbri, Bhatia, Petzold, Jugder, Guedes, Cappa, & Devries) looked specifically at the increased risk of violence against children at home. Using data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) conducted in Nigeria, Mongolia, and Suriname and a literature review that informed the development of quantitative assumptions about how COVID-19 would impact select variable under “high restrictions” and “lower restrictions” scenarios, the researchers determined that “high restrictions” would lead to a 35-46% increase in violent discipline and “lower restrictions” would lead to a 4-6% increase in these three countries.

Prevalence of childhood exposure to intimate partner violence and associations with mental distress in Cambodia, Malawi and Nigeria: A cross-sectional study Research from high-income countries shows that witnessing intimate partner violence (IPV) between caregivers is experienced by up to a third of all children and is related to poor mental health outcomes. Respondents who witnessed IPV had higher odds of mental distress, compared to those who did not witness IPV in Cambodia (OR 2.73 [2.02, 3.72] for females, OR 2.38 [1.67, 3.41] for males) and Malawi (OR 2.48 [1.43, 4.28] for females, OR 1.66 [1.11, 2.48] for males). In Nigeria, only male respondents who witnessed IPV had higher odds of mental distress (OR 2.12 [1.60, 2.80]), but females had no significant association (OR 0.91 [0.68, 1.20]).

The Internet has become such a part of our daily lives that it is impossible to keep children from going on line. How then as parents, educators and care givers can we keep them safe. Explore these 17 rules to protecting children online. It is important to know what threats kids are facing online so that you can have the right conversations and implement the correct precautionary measures.

Our efforts to address racism and implicit bias, including cultural sensitivity and diversity training are a start but they are not enough. Regardless of the consequences to one’s career, comfort, or material well-being, do the right thing. At this pivotal moment in our nation’s history, APSAC commits to an enduring effort to develop, monitor and regularly update an “APSAC Action Plan to Eliminate Systemic Racism and Implicit Bias in the Child Maltreatment Field. This action plan is central to APSAC’s mission.