CALiO Archives
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? March 2021
True or False? In the research titled, Teaching Youth to Resist Abuse: Evaluation of a Strengths-Based Child Maltreatment Curriculum for High School Students, results of the program evaluation showed that high school students appeared to gain safety related resistance...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? February 2021
True or False? In the study, Are You Ready: Financial Management, Operating Reserves, and the Immediate Impact of COVID-19 on Nonprofits, results showed that the continuing operating capacity did not make a difference regarding canceling events or changing the way...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? January 2021
Multiple Choice In the study, Understanding and Supporting Law Enforcement Professionals Working with Distressing Material: Findings from a Qualitative Study, which of these were found to mediate law enforcement professionals’ resilience? A. Job satisfactio B....
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? December 2020
In the publication, Caregiver Satisfaction with Their Child’s Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, study participants who made suggestions for improvement, highlighted changes in scheduling, the length/frequency of sessions, and an increase in their...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? November 2020
True or False? In the publication, Resilience Portfolios and Poly-Strengths: Identifying Strengths Associated with Wellbeing after Adversity results showed that the construct of poly-strengths was not associated with low levels of psychological distress. This is...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? October 2020
In the publication, Young children's ability to describe intermediate clothing placement, which of these were found? A. Age differences (3-6) were detected for adequate responses to where...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? September 2020
Multiple Choice In the publication, A review of the literature on good practice considerations for initial health system response to child and adolescent sexual abuse, the researchers found a number of research gaps including: A. The under-representation of low- and...
Interviewing Children on the Autism Spectrum
New NCAC Publication: Tips and Techniques for Interviewing Children on the Autism Spectrum
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? August 2020
True or False? In the study, Perceptions of Evidence-Based Treatment Among Youth and Caregivers Receiving Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, results showed that youth and caregivers are familiar with the concept of “evidence-based” treatment and have...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ?
True or False? In the study, Sexual abuse within employment settings: A comparison of work-related, intra- and extra-familial child molesters, it was found that, in comparison to intrafamilal or other extra-familial abusers, workplace abusers are more likely to...
New Fact Sheet-Children’s Abilities to Date Events
A new fact sheet, Children's Abilities to Date Events, has been added to NCAC's Fact Sheet Collection.
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ?
In the research titled, "The combination of sibling victimization and parental child maltreatment on mental health problems and delinquency", results showed that children who are being victimized in two important relational contexts within the home A. ...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ?
In the study, "Multidisciplinary team involvement and prosecutorial decisions in child sexual abuse cases", which of these were outcomes? A. An increase in MDT member involvement was correlated with an increase in the likelihood of prosecution...
Telehealth and Telemental health
Over 70 publications covering many issues in Telehealth and Telemental health services are here.
New NCAC Fact Sheet-Questioning Children
Attorney’s Questioning of Children (Part 2) has been added to CALiO's Fact Sheet page
New Trends in Child Maltreatment report
Read the new Updated Trends in Child Maltreatment, 2018
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? January 2020
True or False? In the study, "Comparing mental health disorders among sex trafficked children and three groups of youth at high-risk for trafficking: A dual retrospective cohort and scoping review", results revealed significantly higher rates of mental health...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? December 2019
In the study, Benefits of Treatment Completion over Premature Termination: Findings from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, findings included: A.Treatment produces significant therapeutic benefits, even in the absence of completing a full course of treatment...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? November 2019
True or False? In the publication, Pragmatic Failure and Referential Ambiguity when Attorneys Ask Child Witnesses “Do You Know/Remember” Questions, the prosecution asked significantly more “Do You Know/Remember” questions than defense asked. This is False. The...
New NCAC Fact Sheet
Attorney’s Questioning of Children (Part 1): A Fact Sheet has been added to CALiO's Fact Sheet Collection.
New NCAC Fact Sheet-Manipulation
Asking about Manipulation in the Forensic Interview has been added to The CALiO Fact Sheet section.
What’s New in CALiO™? September 2019
NCAC's bibliographies to the literature about children's advocacy center work have been updated with the latest research. Children’s Advocacy Centers -The Literature: A Bibliography Children’s Advocacy Centers -The Literature: A Topical Bibliography
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? September 2019
True or False? In the research titled, Outcry consistency and prosecutorial decisions in child sexual abuse cases, cases with full disclosure were more than three times more likely to be accepted for prosecution than cases with partial disclosure. This is True. ...
What’s New in CALiO™? August 2019
Read these publications about children's testimony. Enter publication titles in the CALiO™Collections search box. Younger and older adults’ lie-detection and credibility judgments of children’s coached reports Narrative skill and testimonial accuracy in...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? August 2019
True or False? In the study, Younger and Older Adults’ Lie-Detection and Credibility Judgments of Children’s Coached Reports, when children were telling a coached report, the study found no significant difference in older and younger adults’ belief that that they were...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? July 2019
In the study, Use and Perceptions of the Availability of Local Government and Nonprofit Services in Diverse Urban Settings, which of these were among the results? A. Low-income families with children reported disproportionately lower perceptions of nonprofit...
New NCAC Fact Sheet
Interviewing Children on the Spectrum has been added to NCAC's Fact Sheet Collection.
Collaboration between Tribal Communities and Children’s Advocacy Centers
The new publication from the Southern Regional Children's Advocacy Center titled, Listen and Learn: A Process for Initiating Collaboration between Tribal Communities and Children’s Advocacy Centers, is in CALiO. Enter the title in the CALiO™Collections search...
What’s New in CALiO™? June 2019
Resources for the medical professional: Policy brief on the nursing response to human trafficking When clinicians are summoned to testify in court: Orientation to the process and suggestions on preparation Psychological impact of traumatic events in rural nursing...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? June 2019
True or False? In the publication, Psychological impact of traumatic events in rural nursing practice: An integrative review, it was revealed that exposure to traumatic events does not have a negative psychological and physical impact on nurses in rural locations....
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? May 2019
Multiple choice In the publication, Brand Strategy Co-Creation in a Nonprofit Context: A Strategy-as-Practice Approach, four processes characterizing strategic branding practice were identified. Which one of these was NOT among the four processes? A. Informing -...
What’s new in CALiO™? New and updated bibliographies
New and updated bibliographies to the research: A new bibliography, Developmental Considerations in Children’s Eyewitness Identification, has been added to the Professional Bibliography series. Also, several bibliographies including, Medical Evaluation of Children...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? April 2019
True or False? In the study titled, Understanding perceptions of child maltreatment risk: A qualitative study of Early Head Start home visitors, it was found that two reasons why home visitors may not discuss risk for maltreatment with families were home visitor...
New Research-to-Practice Summary- Human Trafficking Screening Tools
Child Protective Services and Risk Assessment-Human Trafficking Screening Tools
What’s new in CALiO™? April 2019
Prevention Resources and Research 2019 Prevention Resource Guide A Blueprint for Change: Toward a National Strategy to End Sexual Abuse of Children with Disabilities Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement...
New report from the NCAC-Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Minors
Assessing Professional and Community Needs, Resources and Experience with Human Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? March 2019
In the study, Support, Reluctance and Production in Child Abuse Investigative Interviews, which of these were found? A. Providing support during the substantive phase had a beneficial effect on children’s informativeness about abuse B. The association between...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? February 2019
True or False? In the study, Brand image management for nonprofit organizations: Exploring the relationships between websites, brand images and donations, results showed that the information delivered by an NPO website has a positive impact on the impressions of the...
What’s New in CALiO™? February 2019
Publications to help you with nonprofit issues. Enter the titles in the CALiO™Collections search box. Societal Trust and the Economic Behavior of Non-Profit Organizations Brand image management for nonprofit organizations: Exploring the relationships between...
What’s New in CALiO™? updated statistics on child maltreatment
Child Maltreatment 2017 Find more statistics and data in the CALiO Statistics and Quick Facts section.
What’s New in CALiO™? January 2019-2
Inequalities in US Child Protection: The Case of Sex Trafficked Youth Lifelong Wellbeing for Survivors of Sex Trafficking: Collaborative Perspectives From Survivors, Researchers, and Service Providers Familial Sex Trafficking of Minors: Trafficking Conditions,...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? January 2019-2
In the publication titled, Familial Sex Trafficking of Minors: Trafficking Conditions, Clinical Presentation, and System Involvement, which of these were included in the clinical findings of the study? A. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was the most common...
What’s your CALiO™ IQ? January 2019
In the study titled, “It must be great being a female pedophile!”: The nature of public perceptions about female teacher sex offenders, over 30 percent of all comments referenced an existing double standard in sentencing between male and female sex offenders. This...
What’s New in CALiO™ January 2019
Educator Sexual Misconduct: A bibliography It must be great being a female pedophile!”: The nature of public perceptions about female teacher sex offenders
Fact Sheet-What Educators Need to Know about Sexual Misconduct with Students
This new NCAC Fact Sheet for educators is the latest addition to CALiO's Fact Sheet page.
Educator Sexual Misconduct-What Parents Need to Know
A new fact sheet, What Parents Need to Know About Educator Sexual Misconduct with Students, has been added to CALiO's fact sheet page.
Skill building for forensic interviewers
A new Research to Practice paper, Continuous Skill Building for Child Forensic Interviewers, is available in CALiO. Read this paper and other helpful forensic interviewing resources here.
What’s New in CALiO™ November 2018
Addressing Barriers to Care Among Hispanic Youth: Telehealth Delivery of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Enter the title in the CALiO™ Collections search box
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ November 2018
In the study, A Pilot Study of Trauma-Focused Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy Delivered via Telehealth Technology, which of these was not among the study’s results? A. the treatment resulted in statistically significant and clinically meaningful change in pre-to...
Finding resources about child witnesses of interpersonal violence
Studies indicate that 3 to 4 million children witness domestic violence annually. Children can be frightened, depressed or traumatized, and often suffer feelings of guilt and shame as a result of exposure to family violence, even if they do not suffer abuse...