Citation

Maholmes V. Child Abuse Negl. 2017; 70: 408-410.

Affiliation

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 6710B Rockledge Drive, Room 2336, Bethesda, MD 20817, United States. Electronic address: maholmev@mail.nih.gov.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.03.026

PMID

28433205

Abstract

The National Institutes of Health has a long history of supporting investigator initiated child abuse research, including risk-factor studies on prevalence, course and consequences of child abuse and neglect. These studies laid the ground work for prevention research as well as the development and testing of therapeutic interventions. The newly established Pediatric Trauma and Critical Illness Branch at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development represents a new opportunity to call attention to the need for greater collaboration among researchers to build on prior work, pursue complex lines of inquiry, address more medically focused research and new clinical questions that will heighten the awareness of the unique needs for treatment and care of abused children.

Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Language: en

Keywords

Child abuse; Child maltreatment; Collaborative research; Funding opportunities; Research priorities