Longitudinal Study of Child Abuse and Neglect

Project Title:	Longitudinal Study of Child Abuse and Neglect
Grant/Contract Number:	90CA1568
Type of Project:	Research
Funding Agency:	Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
Agency Contact Person:	Mary Bruce Webb, Ph.D. (202) 205-8628
Principal Investigator:	Mary Wood Schneider
Mailing Address:	Juvenile Protective Association 1707 North Halstead Street Chicago, IL 60614
Total Project Duration:	09/30/95 to 09/29/00
FY 98 Total Costs:	$247,959
Total Project Budget:	$1,238,372
Child Maltreatment Focus:	Primary
Type of Abuse:	Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Neglect; Differentiated
Sample Size:	300
Age of Subjects:	Infants
Child Abuse and Neglect Focus of This Project:	Nature/Scope
Summary

This project contributes to a consortium of longitudinal studies on the long-term effects of child maltreatment. This project is an ongoing effort to study the long-term sequelae of child abuse, identify psychosocial characteristics that predict maltreatment, and study effects of clinical interventions in the prevention of abuse, as well as the alleviation of negative consequences of such maltreatment. Infants living in maltreating families will be compared to infants living in nonmaltreating families and assessed at key developmental stages into young adulthood. The study consists of 300 infants and their caretakers: 100 from abusive families referred for therapeutic services; 100 from maltreating families receiving no therapeutic services; and 100 controls from nonmaltreating families all from the same geographic area. Work began on this project under grant numbers 90CA1432 and 90CA1466.