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. 2021 Oct;68(5):991-1009.
doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2021.05.006.

Child Maltreatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Rapid Review

Ashley Rapp  1 , Gloria Fall  2 , Abigail C Radomsky  3 , Sara Santarossa  2
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Child Maltreatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Rapid Review

Ashley Rapp et al. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2021 Oct.

Abstract

The present study is systematic rapid review on the nature of the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and child maltreatment. Database searches on December 28, 2020, identified 234 unique citations; 12 were ultimately included in our analysis. Included articles measured child maltreatment inclusive of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, and child neglect during the COVID-19 pandemic. Compared with the prepandemic period, 5 articles found an increase in child maltreatment, 6 articles found a decrease, and 1 study found no difference. There existed variation in geography of study location, age of child maltreatment victims, and types of child maltreatment assessed.

Keywords: Abuse; COVID-19; Child maltreatment; Neglect; Pandemic.

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Disclosure The authors of this publication declare that they have no relevant or material financial interests that relate to the research described in this paper.

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PRISMA flowchart of the article identification, selection, and abstraction process. APA, American Psychological Association.
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