Physical abuse of young children reported by medical professionals in the United States 2014–2023
This study suggests rates of investigations of physical abuse concerns involving children under 5 years of age reported by medical professionals in the United States have not significantly increased in recent years.
Authors
- Karla A. Lawson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1408-6787)
- Karen Piper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4478-011X)
- Holly Hughes Garza
Institutions
- Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1718486
- Primary Topic
- Child Abuse and Related Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00