Alcohol-related child maltreatment: Reports to the Child Rights Protection Service in Kaunas municipality

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

IlonaTamutienė¹ 

关键词: alcohol;    child neglect;    child protection;    drinker;    physical abuse;    reporter;    witness of violence;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1455072517749132

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Aim:To increase understanding of alcohol-related child maltreatment on the basis of child protection cases in Lithuania. The study is based on a document content analysis of 203 case records of families at social risk. It identifies the prevalence of alcohol-related harm by analysing associations between types of drinkers and child maltreatment. It also maps the distribution of people who typically report this maltreatment. Both qualitative and quantitative analytical approaches are employed.Results:Child neglect was the most prevalent type of child maltreatment and was usually reported together with other types of child maltreatment. Child maltreatment was typically mentioned in the context of a caregiver’s heavy drinking. In 85.7% (174) of the cases, the family had at least one problem drinker. More than one problem drinker was detected in as many as a third of all cases. At least one form of child maltreatment was detected in families with a drinking mother in 60% of the cases (χ2 = 4.825, p < 0.05), w...

【 授权许可】

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