Mental health referral and services for maltreated children and child protection evaluations of children with special needs: A national survey of hospital- and community-based medically oriented teams

Adoptive parents' suspicion of preadoption abuse of their adopted children and the use of support services

“…A number of characteristics of the adopted child were controlled for in this study, many chosen on the basis of past research on children's support services (see Cohen & Hesselbart 1993; Zahner & Daskalakis 1997). These included sex, race/ethnicity (series of indicator variables for Hispanic, non‐Hispanic White, non‐Hispanic Black, non‐Hispanic Asian, non‐Hispanic other race), English as the child's first spoken language (which may impact access to support services; Montoya et al . 2010) and whether the child ever lived with his/her birth family.…”

Parent–Child Interaction Therapy With a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Family

“…Despite the increased need for mental health services among DHH children, when a group of medically oriented providers were surveyed about their ability to make mental health referrals for DHH children, only 29% of the respondents reported that they could find services available in American Sign Language (ASL; Montoya, Giardino, & Leventhal, 2010). When informants were further asked about community-based treatments (CBTs) versus home-based treatments (HBTs), only 39% of CBTs provided DHH children access and an even fewer percent (22.7%) of HBTs offered services (Montoya et al, 2010). Regarding the use of sign language interpreters, the same researchers found that most practitioners reported evaluating DHH children (84.5%), but only half reported using professionally trained sign language interpreters (Montoya et al, 2010).…”

“…When informants were further asked about community-based treatments (CBTs) versus home-based treatments (HBTs), only 39% of CBTs provided DHH children access and an even fewer percent (22.7%) of HBTs offered services (Montoya et al, 2010). Regarding the use of sign language interpreters, the same researchers found that most practitioners reported evaluating DHH children (84.5%), but only half reported using professionally trained sign language interpreters (Montoya et al, 2010).…”

“…of HBTs offered services (Montoya et al, 2010). Regarding the use of sign language interpreters, the same researchers found that most practitioners reported evaluating DHH children (84.5%), but only half reported using professionally trained sign language interpreters (Montoya et al, 2010).…”

Attachment-keeping NICU Infants Safe

“…Direct services that are tailored for special needs children are needed. Social service, mental health, and medical service providers are key intervention sources in preventing child maltreatment of children with special needs [38]. more responsibility for the identification of children in need of protection.…”