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Summary
Family well-being can be greatly impacted by stressful life events; parental deployment can increase that stress. The risk of maltreatment in young children of U.S Army soldiers throughout different deployment cycles was explored in this study. Findings revealed an elevated risk for child maltreatment after deployment in addition to increased child maltreatment rates during deployment.
Citation
Taylor, C. M., Ross, M. E., Wood, J. N., Griffis, H. M., Harb, G. C., Mi, L., Song, L., Strane, D., Lynch, K. G., Rubin, D. M. (2015). Differential Child Maltreatment Risk Across Deployment Periods of US Army Soldiers. American Journal of Public Health, 106, 153-158. doi:10.2105/ajph.2015.302874