Intergenerational Transmission of Child Maltreatment
This accessible resource coordinates what we know about the intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment (ITCM), with a specific focus on prevention in context. Cutting through facile cause-and-effect constructs, the authors review and critique th
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Lisa Schelbe Jennifer M. Geiger
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Lisa Schelbe Jennifer M. Geiger •
Intergenerational Transmission of Child Maltreatment
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Jennifer M. Geiger Jane Addams College of Social Work University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL USA
Lisa Schelbe College of Social Work Florida State University Tallahassee, FL USA
ISSN 2195-3104 SpringerBriefs in Social Work ISBN 978-3-319-43822-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43824-5
ISSN 2195-3112
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ISBN 978-3-319-43824-5
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This book is dedicated to our partners, Chris Schoborg and Mike Geiger, and to the parents, practitioners, and researchers who work tirelessly to prevent child maltreatment.
Preface
Our interest in the intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment (ITCM) originated from our work with youth aging out of foster care. We saw firsthand how youth aging out who were parents often struggled to overcome obstacles they faced. All were striving to provide a better life for their children, but perhaps did not have the resources or support that we often take for granted as parents. We studied the experiences of youth aging out and increasingly became convinced that a potential opportunity to prevent future maltreatment was to target youth in and aging out of the foster care system. It started with our article in the Journal of Public Child Welfare, published in 2014 that outlined existing research and policies and the need to focus on pregnant and parenting youth in and aging out of foster care in an effort to preve
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