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Families, Poly-victimization, & Resilience Portfolios: Understanding Risk, Vulnerability & Protection Across the Span of Childhood

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Parenting and Family Processes in Child Maltreatment and Intervention

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Three trends in violence research hold promise for advancing to the second wave of violence scholarship and practice. The first is the recognition of the web of violence, or the interconnectedness among all forms of violence and abuse. We should focus on the cumulative burden of violence exposure, not just specific types of violence. The second is the need to unpack the mechanisms and processes, so we can do a better job of targeting key underlying factors in prevention and intervention. The final shift is to a strengths-based approach, such as Resilience Portfolios. The field needs to focus more on achieving well-being, not just minimizing pathology. Opportunities and challenges of these three paradigm shifts are discussed.

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  1. Life Paths Appalachian Research Center and University of the South, Sewanee, TN, USA

    Sherry Hamby

  2. Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA

    Lindsey T. Roberts

  3. University of the South, Sewanee, TN, USA

    Elizabeth Taylor

  4. University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA

    Matthew Hagler

  5. Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Wojciech Kaczkowski

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Hamby, S., Roberts, L.T., Taylor, E., Hagler, M., Kaczkowski, W. (2017). Families, Poly-victimization, & Resilience Portfolios: Understanding Risk, Vulnerability & Protection Across the Span of Childhood. In: Teti, D. (eds) Parenting and Family Processes in Child Maltreatment and Intervention. Child Maltreatment Solutions Network. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40920-7_1

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