Long-term trends in child maltreatment in England and Wales, 1858-2016: an observational, time-series analysis

• Main Authors: Michelle Degli Esposti, BA (Author), David K Humphreys, PhD (Author), Benjamin M Jenkins, MEng (Author), Antonio Gasparrini, PhD (Author), Siân Pooley, PhD (Author), Manuel Eisner, PhD (Author), Lucy Bowes, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: It is unclear whether child maltreatment is increasing or decreasing in England and Wales. More evidence is needed, from multiple sources and over longer periods of time, to explore trends in child maltreatment. We investigated whether the annual incidence of child maltreatment...