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- Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. Domestic Abuse Information for Child Custody and Parenting Time Evaluators. Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice, p5-13.

Child Witnesses to Domestic Violence

- Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2016). Child witnesses to domestic violence. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Bureau.
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Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Beck, C. J. A., Walsh, M. E., Mechanic, M. B., & Taylor, C. S. (2010). Mediator assessment, documentation, and disposition of child custody cases involving intimate partner abuse: A naturalistic evaluation of one county’s practices. Law and Human Behavior, 34(3), 227–240.

Gambetti, E., Zucchelli, M. M., Nori, R., & Giusberti, F. (2019). Psychological assessment in abuse and neglect cases: The utility of the MMPI-2. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 50(6), 384–394.

Hans, J. D., Hardesty, J. L., Haselschwerdt, M. L., & Frey, L. M. (2014). The effects of domestic violence allegations on custody evaluators’ recommendations. Journal of Family Psychology, 28(6), 957–966.

Heyman, R. E., Baucom, K. J. W., Xu, S., Slep, A. M. S., Snarr, J. D., Foran, H. M., Lorber, M. F., Wojda, A. K., & Linkh, D. J. (2021). High sensitivity and specificity screening for clinically significant intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Psychology, 35(1), 80–91.

Raja, S., Rabinowitz, E. P., & Gray, M. J. (2021). Universal screening and trauma informed care: Current concerns and future directions. Families, Systems, & Health, 39(3), 526–534.

Saunders, D. G., Tolman, R. M., & Faller, K. C. (2013). Factors associated with child custody evaluators’ recommendations in cases of intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Psychology, 27(3), 473–483. 

QUESTION 6
Why is it important to look further than who has done what to whom, in the screen for domestic abuse? To select and enter your answer go to Test.