Child Protection

Child Protection is a multidisciplinary academic field within social and legal policy that systematically identifies, analyzes, and addresses institutional, familial, and societal practices that endanger children’s rights, safety, and development, distinguishing itself through its focus on preventive, responsive, and rehabilitative frameworks across domestic and international contexts.

7.6K

Publications

338.3K

Citations

13.5K

Authors

3.1K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1.9K

Parents

Child PolicyDomestic Violence LawFamily PolicyFamily Social WorkInternational Family LawInternational Social Work

Children

Child Protection Case ManagementChild Protection WorkforceChild Removal DecisionsChild SafeguardingInvestigations Of Abuse AllegationsNeglectful SupervisionPlacement In Out-of-home Care

Publications

7.6K

Burden and consequences of child maltreatment in high-income countries

Ruth Gilbert, Cathy Spatz Widom, Kevin D. Browne et al. · The Lancet · 2008 · 3.9K citations

Social Sciences, Child Health, Pediatrics +14

Parental Monitoring: A Reinterpretation

Håkan Stattin, Margaret Kerr · Child Development · 2000 · 2.3K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Sociology +11

Mitigate the effects of home confinement on children during the COVID-19 outbreak

Guanghai Wang, Yunting Zhang, Jin Zhao et al. · The Lancet · 2020 · 2.2K citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Education Policy, Infectious Disease Control +12

An Analytical Framework for the Study of Child Survival in Developing Countries

W. Henry Mosley · Population and Development Review · 1984 · 1.5K citations

Social Sciences, Child Health, Human Development +14

COVID-19, school closures, and child poverty: a social crisis in the making

Wim Van Lancker, Zachary Parolin · The Lancet Public Health · 2020 · 1.5K citations · Full text

Public Health, Child Health, Infectious Diseases +11

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Authors

13.5K

SL
Sonia Livingstone
London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
30 publications · 3.5K citations
26
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JF
John Fluke
University of Colorado Denver, United States
25 publications · 1.7K citations
21
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EP
Emily Putnam‐Hornstein
University of Southern California, United States
21 publications · 1.8K citations
19
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CH
Cathy Humphreys
The University of Melbourne, Australia
22 publications · 1.1K citations
19
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NP
Nigel Parton
University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
21 publications · 1.8K citations
18
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Institutions

3.1K

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Venues

Child Abuse & Neglect
387 publications · 22.5K citations
76
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The British Journal of Social Work
BJSW · 198 publications · 11.1K citations
61
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Children and Youth Services Review
292 publications · 12K citations
60
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Child & Family Social Work
215 publications · 9.6K citations
56
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PubMed
Repository · 197 publications · 6.9K citations
45
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