Preventing mental health problems in mothers with a history of childhood abuse through reducing their risk of intimate partner violence: A causal mediation analysis in an Australian pregnancy cohort
Reducing IPV risk in early motherhood for mothers with a history of childhood abuse could substantially reduce mental health burden, with early childhood intervention likely to amplify benefits. Multilevel, systemic efforts are needed to interrupt cycles of family violence.
Authors
- John B. Carlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2694-9463)
- Helen Herrman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3064-1813)
- Kelsey Lee Hegarty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7532-5147)
- Kelly M. FitzPatrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4499-2884)
- Ali Fogarty
- S. Ghazaleh Dashti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1399-7220)
- Deirdre Gartland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6749-8147)
- Stephanie Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9812-0067)
- Harriet L. MacMillan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1223-706X)
- Margarita Moreno-Betancur
Institutions
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Child Abuse & Neglect
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107703
- Primary Topic
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00