Role of pre-existing adversity and child maltreatment on mental health outcomes for children involved in child protection: population-based data linkage study.
Miriam Jennifer MacleanScott Anthony SimsMelissa O'DonnellPublished in: BMJ open (2019)
Young people who have been involved in the child protection system are at increased risk for mental health events and diagnoses. These findings emphasise the importance of services and supports to improve mental health outcomes in this vulnerable population. Adversities in childhood along with genetic or environmental vulnerabilities resulting from maternal mental health issues also contribute to young people's mental health outcomes, suggesting a role for broader social supports and early intervention services in addition to targeted mental health programmes.
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- human immunodeficiency virus
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