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The economic burden of child sexual abuse in the United States

Elizabeth J. Letourneau, Derek S. Brown, Xiangming Fang, Ahmed Hassan, more

Child Abuse & Neglect > 2018 > 79 > C > 413-422

The present study provides an estimate of the U.S. economic impact of child sexual abuse (CSA). Costs of CSA were measured from the societal perspective and include health care costs, productivity losses, child welfare costs, violence/crime costs, special education costs, and suicide death costs. We separately estimated quality-adjusted life year (QALY) losses. For each category, we used the best...

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The National Violent Death Reporting System

Alex E. Crosby, James A. Mercy, Debra Houry

American Journal of Preventive Medicine > 2016 > 51 > 5(S3) > S169-S172

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Sentinel Events Preceding Youth Firearm Violence

Steven A. Sumner, Matthew J. Maenner, Christina M. Socias, James A. Mercy, more

American Journal of Preventive Medicine > 2016 > 51 > 5 > 647-655

Accurately identifying youth at highest risk of firearm violence involvement could permit delivery of focused, comprehensive prevention services. This study explored whether readily available city and state administrative data covering life events before youth firearm violence could elucidate patterns preceding such violence.Four hundred twenty-one individuals arrested for homicide, attempted homicide,...

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Global Violence Prevention

James A. Mercy

American Journal of Preventive Medicine > 2016 > 50 > 5 > 660-662

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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Youth Violence Prevention Centers: Paving the Way to Prevention

James A. Mercy, Alana M. Vivolo-Kantor

The Journal of Primary Prevention > 2016 > 37 > 2 > 209-214

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Erratum to: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Youth Violence Prevention Centers: Paving the Way to Prevention

James A. Mercy, Alana M. Vivolo-Kantor

The Journal of Primary Prevention > 2016 > 37 > 3 > 311-311

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Prevalence of physical violence against children in Haiti: A national population-based cross-sectional survey

Katherine T. Flynn-O’Brien, Frederick P. Rivara, Noel S. Weiss, Veronica A. Lea, more

Child Abuse & Neglect > 2016 > 51 > C > 154-162

Although physical violence against children is common worldwide, there are no national estimates in Haiti. To establish baseline national estimates, a three-stage clustered sampling design was utilized to administer a population-based household survey about victimization due to physical violence to 13–24 year old Haitians (n=2,916), including those residing in camps or settlements. Descriptive statistics...

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Sentinel events predicting later unwanted sex among girls: A national survey in Haiti, 2012

Steven A. Sumner, Louis H. Marcelin, Toni Cela, James A. Mercy, more

Child Abuse & Neglect > 2015 > 50 > C > 49-55

Sexual violence against children is a significant global public health problem, yet limited studies exist from low-resource settings. In Haiti we conducted the country's first, nationally representative survey focused on childhood violence to help inform the development of a national action plan for violence against children. The Haiti Violence Against Children Survey was a household-level, multistage,...

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Adolescent Dating Violence in Context

James A. Mercy, Andra Teten Tharp

American Journal of Preventive Medicine > 2015 > 49 > 3 > 441-444

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The burden of child maltreatment in the East Asia and Pacific region

Xiangming Fang, Deborah A. Fry, Derek S. Brown, James A. Mercy, more

Child Abuse & Neglect > 2015 > 42 > Complete > 146-162

This study estimated the health and economic burden of child maltreatment in the East Asia and Pacific region, addressing a significant gap in the current evidence base. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses were conducted to estimate the prevalence of child physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, and witnessing parental violence. Population Attributable Fractions were calculated and...

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Global development and diffusion of outcome evaluation research for interpersonal and self-directed violence prevention from 2007 to 2013: A systematic review

Karen Hughes, Mark A. Bellis, Katherine A. Hardcastle, Alexander Butchart, more

Aggression and Violent Behavior > 2014 > 19 > 6 > 655-662

Through a global review, we identified gaps in the geographical distribution of violence prevention evidence outcome evaluation studies and the types of violence addressed. Systematic literature searches identified 355 articles published between 2007 and 2013 that evaluated programs to prevent interpersonal or self-directed violence; focused on universal or selected populations; and reported outcomes...

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A national survey of childhood physical abuse among females in Swaziland

Matthew J. Breiding, James A. Mercy, Jama Gulaid, Avid Reza, more

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health > 2013 > 3 > 2 > 73-81

This study describes the scope and characteristics of childhood physical abuse in a nationally representative sample of 13–24year-old females in Swaziland. The current study also examined health consequences and risk factors of childhood physical abuse.The study utilized a two-stage cluster sampling design in order to conduct the household survey. Retrospective reports of childhood physical abuse...

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Background and Overview

Jeffrey E. Hall, Thomas R. Simon, James A. Mercy, Rolf Loeber, more

American Journal of Preventive Medicine > 2012 > 43 > 2 Supplement 1 > S1-S7

The CDC Expert Panel on Protective Factors for Youth Violence Perpetration was convened to review and advance the status of etiologic and prevention research on direct protective and buffering protective factors for youth violence perpetration. The current paper introduces Phase One of the panel's work, which focuses on direct protective factors and includes the papers in this supplement to the American...

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Implications of Direct Protective Factors for Public Health Research and Prevention Strategies to Reduce Youth Violence

Jeffrey E. Hall, Thomas R. Simon, Rosalyn D. Lee, James A. Mercy

American Journal of Preventive Medicine > 2012 > 43 > 2 Supplement 1 > S76-S83

The development of work on direct protective factors for youth violence has been delayed by conceptual and methodologic problems that have constrained the design, execution, and interpretation of prevention research. These problems are described in detail and actively addressed in review and analytic papers developed by the CDC's Expert Panel on Protective Factors for youth violence. The present paper...

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Family Context, Victimization, and Child Trauma Symptoms: Variations in Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships During Early and Middle Childhood

Heather A. Turner, David Finkelhor, Richard Ormrod, Sherry Hamby, more

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry > 82 > 2 > 209 - 219

Based on a nationally representative sample of 2,017 children age 2–9 years, this study examines variations in “safe, stable, and nurturing” relationships (SSNRs), including several forms of family perpetrated victimization, and documents associations between these factors and child trauma symptoms. Findings show that many children were exposed to multiple forms of victimization within the family...

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The economic burden of child maltreatment in the United States and implications for prevention

Xiangming Fang, Derek S. Brown, Curtis S. Florence, James A. Mercy

Child Abuse & Neglect > 2012 > 36 > 2 > 156-165

To present new estimates of the average lifetime costs per child maltreatment victim and aggregate lifetime costs for all new child maltreatment cases incurred in 2008 using an incidence-based approach.This study used the best available secondary data to develop cost per case estimates. For each cost category, the paper used attributable costs whenever possible. For those categories that attributable...

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Sexual violence and its health consequences for female children in Swaziland: a cluster survey study

Avid Reza, Matthew J Breiding, Jama Gulaid, James A Mercy, more

The Lancet > 2009 > 373 > 9679 > 1966-1972

Despite concern, few studies have been done about sexual violence against girls younger than 18 years of age in sub-Saharan Africa. We report the prevalence and circumstances of sexual violence in girls in Swaziland, and assess the negative health consequences. We obtained data from a nationally representative sample of girls and women aged 13–24 years from selected households in Swaziland between...

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Medical Costs and Productivity Losses Due to Interpersonal and Self-Directed Violence in the United States

Phaedra S. Corso, James A. Mercy, Thomas R. Simon, Eric A. Finkelstein, more

American Journal of Preventive Medicine > 2007 > 32 > 6 > 474-482.e2

Violence-related injuries, including suicide, adversely affect the health and welfare of all Americans through premature death, disability, medical costs, and lost productivity. Estimating the magnitude of the economic burden of violence is critical for understanding the potential amount of resources that can be saved if cost-effective violence prevention efforts can be broadly applied. From 2003...

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Importance of Random-Digit-Dial Surveys for Injury Prevention Research

Thomas R. Simon, James A. Mercy, Lawrence Barker

American Journal of Preventive Medicine > 2006 > 31 > 5 > 406-410

Prevention research in public health requires quality data. In injury prevention research, “official” data sources, such as medical or law enforcement data, often do not possess the required depth or completeness. Self-reported data can fill this gap. Such data allow us to understand knowledge, attitudes, exposures, and behaviors associated with injury risk. Self-reported data are also needed to understand...

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The world report on violence and health

Etienne G Krug, James A Mercy, Linda L Dahlberg, Anthony B Zwi

The Lancet > 2002 > 360 > 9339 > 1083-1088

In 1996, the World Health Assembly declared violence a major public health issue. To follow up on this resolution, on Oct 3 this year, WHO released the first World Report on Violence and Health. The report analyses different types of violence including child abuse and neglect, youth violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, elder abuse, self-directed violence, and collective violence....

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The economic burden of child sexual abuse in the United States

The National Violent Death Reporting System

Sentinel Events Preceding Youth Firearm Violence

Global Violence Prevention

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Youth Violence Prevention Centers: Paving the Way to Prevention

Erratum to: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Youth Violence Prevention Centers: Paving the Way to Prevention

Prevalence of physical violence against children in Haiti: A national population-based cross-sectional survey

Sentinel events predicting later unwanted sex among girls: A national survey in Haiti, 2012

Adolescent Dating Violence in Context

The burden of child maltreatment in the East Asia and Pacific region

Global development and diffusion of outcome evaluation research for interpersonal and self-directed violence prevention from 2007 to 2013: A systematic review

A national survey of childhood physical abuse among females in Swaziland

Background and Overview

Implications of Direct Protective Factors for Public Health Research and Prevention Strategies to Reduce Youth Violence

Family Context, Victimization, and Child Trauma Symptoms: Variations in Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships During Early and Middle Childhood

The economic burden of child maltreatment in the United States and implications for prevention

Sexual violence and its health consequences for female children in Swaziland: a cluster survey study

Medical Costs and Productivity Losses Due to Interpersonal and Self-Directed Violence in the United States

Importance of Random-Digit-Dial Surveys for Injury Prevention Research

The world report on violence and health

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