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. 2025 Mar 21.
doi: 10.1038/s41390-025-03982-6. Online ahead of print.

Screening for disability-related child maltreatment

Joy Gabrielli  1 , Amanda Bennett  2 , Jiyung S Kim  2 , Emily Lund  3   4
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Screening for disability-related child maltreatment

Joy Gabrielli et al. Pediatr Res. .

Abstract

Disability-related child maltreatment is not well defined or understood but should be part of systematic pediatric screening practices. Disability-related child maltreatment can be operationalized by these four domains: (1) Denial or manipulation of assistive technology; (2) Denial or undermining of care, assistance, or access; (3) Intentional worsening of disability-related function; (4) Engaging disability as a means to invoke harm. More research on disability-related maltreatment is needed to understand the unique and overlapping contributions these experiences may have in relation to other forms of child maltreatment.

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Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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