Citation

Roldós MI, Farhat T. J. Interpers. Violence 2019; ePub(ePub): 886260519866246.

Affiliation

National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260519866246

PMID

31354027

Abstract

Interpersonal violence among racial and ethnic minority youth is of great concern in health disparity research. Child maltreatment (CM), adolescent dating abuse (ADA), sexual abuse, and polyvictimization are key forms of interpersonal violence that require surveillance and national epidemiological data. However, national data systems and published evidence do not depict this health burden for all racial and ethnic populations. Prevalence and incidence rates for American Indians, Eskimo, and Asian youth are absent from most estimates. This commentary provides a brief overview of the gaps in the literature and offers suggestions for addressing these gaps.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent dating violence; child maltreatment; data systems; prevention of child abuse; sexual assault; youth violence