| 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. |
