CALiO Archives
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? June 2022
In the research titled, A Standardized Peer Review Program Improves Assessment and Documentation of Child Sexual Abuse, which of these were found after implementation of the peer review process: A. Over 50% of participants showed improvement for written documentation...
Updated bibliography-Medical Evaluation of Children When Abuse is Suspected
This bibliography has been updated. View it on CALiO's Bibliography page.
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? May 2022
True or False? In the research titled, Production and distribution of child sexual abuse material by parental figures, in 28% of the cases studied the victim’s biological mother was reported to have been involved. This is True. Read more of the interesting findings...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? April 2022
In the study, Effective Components of School-Based Prevention Programs for Child Abuse: A Meta-Analytic Review, the researchers found that school-based programs with a longer duration and more sessions had significantly larger effects on child abuse-related knowledge....
Updated bibliography- Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Research
This bibliography has been updated. View it on CALiO's Bibliography page.
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? March 2022
Multiple Choice In the study, Child Sexual Abuse and Risk of Revictimization: Impact of Child Demographics, Sexual Abuse Characteristics, and Psychiatric Disorders, results revealed that CSA victims experienced significantly higher rates of revictimization, including...
New bibliography-Serving Rural Communities
A new bibliography to the research, Serving Rural Communities, has been added to CALiO’s bibliography section.
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? February 2022
Multiple choice In the research titled, The Co-Occurrence of Child Maltreatment and Intimate Partner Violence in Families: Effects on Children’s Externalizing Behavior Problems, findings included: A. Adolescents who experienced physical abuse and psychological...
New NCAC Fact Sheet-Revictimization of Adolescents and Adults with Histories of Child Sexual Abuse
The new NCAC Fact Sheet, Revictimization of Adolescents and Adults with Histories of Child Sexual Abuse, has been added to the NCAC Fact Sheet Collection.
Updated Fact Sheet-The Relationship Between Child Maltreatment and Academic Achievement
NCAC's As a Matter of Fact: The Relationship Between Child Maltreatment and Academic Achievement has been updated. View the full collection of fact sheets here.
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? January 2022
In the study, Patient Perceptions of Trauma-Focused Telemental Health Services Using the Telehealth Satisfaction Questionnaire, which of these was NOT a study finding? A. Youths indicated that the telehealth equipment was not easy to use B. Families indicated they...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? December 2021
True or False?In the study, Perceived Usefulness of Telehealth among Rural Medical Providers: Barriers to Use and Associations with Provider Confidence, medical providers identified technological literacy as a barrier to using virtual technology in service provision....
New bibliography-Telehealth and Telemental Health
A new bibliography to the research, Telehealth and Telemental Health Services, has been added to CALiO’s bibliography section.
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? November 2021
True or False? In the study, A Qualitative Data Analysis: Family Victim Advocates in Child Advocacy Centers, a minority of the family victim advocates participating in the study became involved in the advocacy field because of prior experiences as crime victims This...
New NCAC Fact Sheet: Co-Occurrence of IPV with Child Maltreatment
The new NCAC Fact Sheet, Co-Occurrence of Intimate Partner Violence with Child Maltreatment, has been added to the NCAC Fact Sheet Collection.
What’s Your CAliO™ IQ? October 2021
Multiple Choice In the research titled, Did You Ever Fight Back?” Jurors’ Questions to Children Testifying in Criminal Trials About Alleged Sexual Abuse, which of these was not a study result A. 43% asked about abuse interactions and contextual details of specific...
Fact Sheet Updated-Child Maltreatment and Adult Health
NCAC's Fact Sheet, The Relationship between Child Maltreatment and Adult Health, has been updated. See it and all NCAC's fact sheets and infographics here.
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? September 2021
Multiple Choice In the research titled, Don't Know Responding in Young Maltreated Children: The Effects of Wh-questions Type and Enhanced Interview Instructions, which of these was a finding? A. Children guessed less often in response to wh- detail questions B....
New Training-Creating a Vicarious Trauma-Informed Organizational Culture
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is offering this training conducted by NCAC's Chris Newlin and Meg Garvin from the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI). Go here to learn more.
Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials
The Office for Victims of Crime has created numerous resources to assist professionals and caregivers who support children and youth during their involvement with the justice system as a victim or witness to a crime. Resources.
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? August 2021
True or False? In the study, Opioid Prescription Rates and Risk for Substantiated Child Abuse and Neglect: A Bayesian Spatiotemporal Analysis, results showed that higher opioid prescribing rates were not associated with greater...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? July 2021
True or False? In the publication, A Randomized Control Trial of a Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training: Knowledge and Attitudes, results showed that early childhood professionals who completed iLookOut training outperformed those who completed Standard mandated...
Research bibliographies recently updated
Mandatory Reporting of Child Maltreatment and Abusive Head Trauma bibliographies have been updated. See the entire collection of bibliographies here.
Supporting Child Witnesses
The Office for Victims of Crime has published a new guide for practitioners and caregivers seeking to support child victims and/or witnesses participating in the justice system. Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? June 2021
In the publication, Trends in U.S. Emergency Department Visits Related to Suspected or Confirmed Child Abuse and Neglect Among Children and Adolescents Aged <18 Years Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, January 2019–September 2020, which...
What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? May 2021
True or False? 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...
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...