title: Child neglect in Army families: a public health perspective.
abstract: Military families include 2.9 million people, with approximately 40% of all service members having at least one child. Rates of child neglect in this population have increased in recent years, but little is known about the characteristics of the neglect. To better identify targets for intervention, it is necessary that we refine our understanding of child neglect in the military. In this review, we examine definitions of child neglect and the specific definitions used by the U.S. Army. We identify domains of neglect and caregiver behaviors and affiliated. We suggest that this approach can inform prevention efforts within the Institute of Medicine's framework for preventive interventions. Understanding risk and protective factors in the military family are important to interventions for child neglect in military families.
authors.affiliation: Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
authors.forename: Carol S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Fullerton
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: McCarroll
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feerick
authors.forename: Jodi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McKibben
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cozza
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ursano
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002657:Child Development; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States