Child Maltreatment in Residential Care

An Introduction to Maltreatment of Institutionalized Children.- Institutional Neglect in Romania's Long-Term Residential Centers in the 1990s from the Perspective of Children's Rights.- Punishment, Peer-Exploitation, and Sexual Abuse in Long-Term Romanian Residential Centers: Findings from a Nationally Representative Sample of Institutionalized Children.- Academic Achievement of Romanian Institutionalized Children: A Social-Ecological Approach.- The Prevalence of Stunting Among the Romanian Institutionalized Children Placed in Long-Term Institutional Settings in the 1990s.- Psychopathology Following Severe Deprivation: History, Research, and Implications of the Bucharest Early Intervention Project.- Poly-Victimization and Mental Health Problems Among Adolescents in Residential Facilities in Spain.- Child Sexual Abuse in Religiously Affiliated and Secular Institutions in Germany.- Research on Child Sexual Abuse in Institutions in German-Speaking Countries - A Summary .- Family Environment in Institutions for Young Children in Russia: Mental Health and Development versus Medical Care.- Institutional Care in Ukraine: Historical Underpinnings and Developmental Consequences.- Divergent Developmental Pathways of Children and Adolescents Reared in Long-Term Residential Protective Care in Turkey.- Experiences of Victimization by Peers and Staff in Residential Care for Children At-Risk in Israel from an Ecological Perspective.- Structural Neglect in Orphanages: Physical Growth, Cognition, and Daily Life of Young Institutionalized Children in India.- Child Maltreatment and Prevention Practices in Chinese Orphanages.- Child Abuse and Neglect in Charitable Children's Institutions in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya: A Challenge of Context.- Interaction Competencies with Children (ICC) - An Approach for Preventing Violence, Abuse and Neglect in Institutional Care in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Why

Adrian V. Rus, Ph.D., received his doctorate in Psychology in 2012 with an emphasis in experimental psychology from Texas Christian University. Dr. Rus currently teaches for Southwestern Christian University in Bethany, Oklahoma. Much of his research is focused on abuse and neglect of Romanian institutionalized children, although he also has a scientific interest in topics such as children and mother's health, parenting, and personality. His studies have been published in high quality peer-reviewed journals such as Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Abuse Review, European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care, and European Journal of Public Health, among others.

 Sheri R. Parris, Ph.D., is a Research Scientist at Texas Christian University with extensive writing and editing experience, as well as research experience in the fields of psychology and education. She has previously co-edited three educational textbooks, co-authored many book chapters, and has published articles in peer-reviewed journals such as Child Abuse Review, Child Abuse & Neglect, Child Welfare, Child and Youth Services, Children and Youth Services Review, Contemporary School Psychology, Journal of Educational Psychology, Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work, among others.

 Ecaterina Stativa, Ph.D., is a senior Research Scientist, sociologist, at the National Institute for Mother and Child Health "Alessandrescu-Rusescu" in Bucharest, Romania. She has extensive research experience on many aspects of child abandonment, institutionalization, neglect, and maltreatment. She has also led a large number of the national representative studies on different public health topics regarding mother and child health, for the Romanian Government and International Agencies. Her studies have been published as research reports and articles in prestigious peer-reviewed journals.