Child Maltreatment Solutions Network to discuss differentiating child neglect from poverty in upcoming online conference
Apr 5, 2022
The Child Maltreatment Solutions Network, a part of Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute, will host “Disentangling Neglect from Poverty Across Definitions, Outcomes, Interventions, and Policy Recommendations” on April 22, 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. via Zoom. The majority of referrals received…News Topics: Child Maltreatment Solutions Network
Child abuse investigations may not prevent poor sexual health outcomes in girls
Mar 30, 2022
The Child Protective Services (CPS) system aims to investigate and intervene in cases of child abuse and neglect, but a new study suggests it may be missing an opportunity to also help prevent poor sexual health outcomes in adolescent girls. The researchers found that girls who had undergone…
Fostering Support: A Young Penn State Program Helps Former Foster Youth
Mar 15, 2022
For many Penn State students, a helping hand or word of guidance is as close as a phone call to Mom or Dad. Care packages show up at their dorm room regularly, and they come to college equipped with all the school supplies they might need. Students who grew up in the foster-care system often aren’t…News Topics: Child Maltreatment Solutions NetworkFostering Lions
How do the effects of childhood abuse extend into middle age?
Jan 13, 2022
Childhood sexual abuse can lead to depression, anxiety, cardiovascular disease and other health problems later in life. Not all abused children experience these problems, however, and researchers are working to understand whose health is affected and why. In a new article in the journal…
Conference focuses on latest child maltreatment research methods
Nov 2, 2021
Investigating the newest methods for research concerning children was the focus of the 2021 Child Maltreatment Solutions Network Conference, held recently at Penn State’s University Park campus at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, both in person and virtually. The two-day event featured 17…
Penn State educational and health disparities research featured
Oct 27, 2021
This video highlighting work being done at SSRI's Center for Educational Disparities Research and Child Maltreatment Solutions Network features several SSRI cofunded faculty and is currently being broadcast at the annual conference of the American Public Health Association. Research taking place at…
Penn State receives a five-year, nearly $6 million grant to study factors promoting early childhood development
Oct 18, 2021
The effects of genetics, home environment, and prenatal substance use on child health and brain development are largely unknown, even though pregnancy and early childhood are incredibly important periods of growth. To address this knowledge gap, Penn State was recently awarded a five-year, $5.8…
At-risk teens may face increased online threats
Oct 6, 2021
While the Internet has many benefits such as increased access to education, it also has risks like access to pornography and the potential for online victimization and exploitation — and new research has found that certain teens may be at higher risk for these threats. According to a new study…News Topics: Child Maltreatment Solutions NetworkBullying
EIC Podcast Episode 14: Navigating PA’s Child Welfare System and Issues of Child Maltreatment
Aug 29, 2021
On the latest Evidence-to-Impact Podcast, we explored Pennsylvania’s child welfare system and issues of child maltreatment through the lens of an existing partnership between Penn State and government partners. We spoke to Jennie Noll, Ph.D., professor of human development and family studies and…
Solutions Network Conference to focus on innovative research methods
Jul 23, 2021
The 2021 Child Maltreatment Solutions Network Conference, “Innovative Methods in Child Maltreatment Research,” will focus on the latest science surrounding the research of child maltreatment. The conference will be held in person at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center Sept. 2-3. Before…News Topics: Child Maltreatment Solutions Network
Child Maltreatment Solutions Network conference registration open
Jun 8, 2021
Registration for the 2021 Child Maltreatment Solutions Network Conference, Innovative Methods in Child Maltreatment Research, is now open. The conference will take place September 2 - 3 virtually and in person at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on Penn State’s University Park campus.…
Reducing missed abusive head trauma in pediatric intensive care units
May 27, 2021
Abusive head trauma (AHT) is one of the leading causes of traumatic death and disability in infants and young children in the United States. A missed diagnosis can lead to death if the child is mistakenly returned to an abusive situation. For the first time, Penn State researchers, including lead…
Two receive 2021-22 Reducing Disparities in Child Welfare scholarships
May 4, 2021
The Child Maltreatment Solutions Network recently awarded two liberal arts students with its newly introduced Reducing Disparities in Child Welfare Scholarship for the 2021-22 academic year. This year’s winners are Lani Rosenbaum, a junior majoring in psychology with a minor in child maltreatment…News Topics: Child Maltreatment Solutions Network
Brook J. Lenfest Foundation supports students from foster care system
Apr 30, 2021
The Brook J. Lenfest Foundation, in partnership with the Philadelphia Foundation, has committed up to $630,000 to Penn State as part of the Lenfest "Immensitas" Scholars Program, which will provide scholarship support for youth from the Philadelphia region in foster care and aging out of foster…News Topics: Child Maltreatment Solutions NetworkFostering Lions
Frontline health care workers share perspective and advice
Mar 26, 2021
SSRI cofund Sheridan Miyamoto, assistant professor of nursing and principal investigator of the SAFE-T Center, is featured as one of Penn States hard-working health care heroes during the pandemic and shares advice on staying vigilant and how everyone can continue to do their part to help protect…
Two Penn State researchers contribute to fight against human trafficking
Feb 8, 2021
Two Penn State researchers are contributing to the fight against human trafficking, acting as leaders and speakers at the First Annual Regional Human Trafficking Summit For Advocates Against Human Trafficking, taking place on Feb. 9-10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Glenn Sterner, assistant professor of…
New scholarship to benefit students working in child welfare
Jan 21, 2021
To help address the racial and ethnic disproportionality and disparity in the child welfare system, Penn State’s Child Maltreatment Solutions Network has established the Reducing Disparities in Child Welfare Scholarship to support undergraduate students who demonstrate a clear understanding of and…News Topics: Child Maltreatment Solutions NetworkCMAS Minor
Fostering Lions Program receives scholarship to assist students
Jan 6, 2021
Although foster youth can face many challenges, those who continue into college are better prepared for adulthood and more likely to achieve economic independence and an improved quality of life. For the first time ever, a program designed to support foster youth at Penn State was recently awarded…
Preventing child sexual abuse program effective addition to parent training
Nov 11, 2020
Researchers at Penn State’s Child Maltreatment Solutions Network are using a novel approach to further prevent child sexual abuse. They tested whether a child sexual abuse prevention program, Smart Parents–Safe and Healthy Kids (SPSHK), could be implemented as an additional module to already…
Registration open for a seminar about research of child maltreatment
Nov 3, 2020
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute presents “The Impacts of Child Maltreatment on Development: Implications for Prevention and Policy” at its next Translational Science Seminar Series webinar from noon to 1 p.m. on Nov. 19. Jennie Noll, professor of human development and family…
Noll named American Psychological Association Fellow
Oct 21, 2020
Jennie Noll, director of Penn State’s Child Maltreatment Solutions Network and professor of human development and family studies, was recently awarded fellow status in the American Psychological Association (APA), Division 37, the Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice, for her…News Topics: Child Maltreatment Solutions Network
Miyamoto to be inducted as American Academy of Nursing fellow
Aug 25, 2020
Sheridan Miyamoto, assistant professor of nursing and principal investigator of the SAFE-T Center, will be inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). Miyamoto will be formally recognized during the academy’s annual conference held virtually Oct. 29-31. Fellowship in the academy…News Topics: SAFE-T CENTERChild Maltreatment Solutions Network
Molecular stress indicator not observed in survivors of child sexual abuse
Aug 18, 2020
Researchers and medical experts have long known that child sexual abuse has profoundly negative effects on the health of survivors; however, an international team of researchers was not able to find a link between the abuse and telomere length, considered an indicator of cellular aging and health…
Students use engagement grants to benefit communities in need
Jul 23, 2020
This summer 50 students received the Student Engagement Network’s (SEN) Remote Innovation Grants, and many of them are using those grants as a means to improve their communities and the lives of others. In April, SEN announced it would offer $2,000 grants to students from any campus or academic…News Topics: Child Maltreatment Solutions Network
Preventing child abuse through upcoming webinar series
Jul 2, 2020
Penn State’s Child Maltreatment Solutions Network, though nationally recognized, is taking preventative measures that promote a safer community for the children locally in Centre County. Through partnerships with Centre County Youth Services Bureau and the YMCA of Centre County, the Solutions…