Center for Violence Prevention Research, USA.
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Child Abuse Negl. 2023 Nov;145:106397. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106397. Epub 2023 Aug 15.
Children with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD) are at a heightened risk of experiencing child maltreatment (CM) when compared to their peers without IDD. Despite expanding evidence supporting the efficacy of school-based CM prevention programs, there are limited programs that tailor their lessons to the unique needs of children with IDD. This discussion first presents information regarding the prevalence and risk factors of CM among children with IDD. We then present existing peer-reviewed CM programs that have been developed for children with IDD. Finally, based on the latest research of CM prevention and special education, we present our considerations for a comprehensive school-based CM prevention program for children with IDD. Prevention programs for children with IDD may increase risk awareness among children with IDD and their parents, equip children with IDD with the protective skills necessary to navigate unsafe situations, and decrease the overall incidence of CM against this population.
与没有智力发育障碍 (IDD) 的同龄人相比，患有智力发育障碍的儿童 (IDD) 遭受儿童虐待 (CM) 的风险更高。尽管越来越多的证据支持基于学校的 CM 预防计划的有效性，但针对 IDD 儿童的特殊需求定制课程的计划有限。本讨论首先介绍了 IDD 儿童中 CM 的流行率和风险因素的信息。然后，我们介绍了为 IDD 儿童开发的现有的经过同行评审的 CM 计划。最后，根据 CM 预防和特殊教育的最新研究，我们提出了我们对 IDD 儿童综合学校 CM 预防计划的考虑。针对 IDD 儿童的预防计划可能会提高 IDD 儿童及其父母的风险意识，使 IDD 儿童具备在不安全情况下保护自己的必要技能，并降低针对这一人群的 CM 的总体发生率。
