maltreatment

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A study examining childhood maltreatment in Australia has revealed the shocking burden for Australians, estimating it causes up to 40 percent of common, life-long mental health conditions.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2024

In the child maltreatment study, the researchers noted, “One potential explanation for the association between micro-neighborhood greening and reduced child maltreatment may be the effect that micro-neighborhood greening has on parents’ stress.

From National Geographic • Dec. 14, 2023

The same goes for Pierce County, where caseworkers investigating child maltreatment now leave kids with their parents 43% more often than they did a year ago.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

But in 1967, a shocking report by the News Of The World revealed endemic maltreatment of patients there.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

The Cyclopes and the Titans he left at large; and Earth, enraged at the maltreatment of her other children, appealed to them to help her.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton