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Each year, child protective services receive reports of child abuse and neglect involving six mil...

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In response to a mandate from Congress in conjunction with the Protection of Children from Sexual...

This report summarizes the presentations and discussion at a workshop entitled Opportunities to P...

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Thousands of HIV-positive women give birth every year. Further, because many pregnant women are n...

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On January 25, 1996, the Committee on Youth Development of the Board on Children, Youth, and Fami...

Scholarsand adults in generalhave pondered for centuries the mysterious processes that influence ...

Ethical Considerations for Research on Housing-Related Health Hazards Involving Childrenexplores ...