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1 Infant, Child, and Adolescent Development and the Law: Intersections, Interactions, and Influences
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Developmental Issues and Legal Policies Relevant to Maltreatment in Infancy Developmental Issues and Legal Policies Relevant to Maltreatment in Infancy
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The Science of Early Development The Science of Early Development
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Unique Needs for Intervention Following Maltreatment in Early Development Unique Needs for Intervention Following Maltreatment in Early Development
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Laws and Legal Policies Laws and Legal Policies
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Forms of Maltreatment Forms of Maltreatment
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Prenatal Maltreatment Prenatal Maltreatment
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Prenatal Exposure to Substances Prenatal Exposure to Substances
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Substance Use on Parenting Behaviors Substance Use on Parenting Behaviors
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Prenatal Intimate Partner Violence Prenatal Intimate Partner Violence
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Maltreatment in Infancy Maltreatment in Infancy
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Maltreatment and Neurobiological Development Maltreatment and Neurobiological Development
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Maltreatment and Social–Emotional/Behavioral Development Maltreatment and Social–Emotional/Behavioral Development
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Maltreatment and Language and Cognitive Development Maltreatment and Language and Cognitive Development
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Summary Summary
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Interventions for Maltreated Infants Interventions for Maltreated Infants
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Relationship-Based Interventions Relationship-Based Interventions
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Conclusion Conclusion
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References References
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2 The Relational Context of Early Development: Consequences of Maltreatment in Infancy and Effective Early Intervention
Get accessAnn M. Stacks, PhD, LMFT, IMH-E® is the Director of the Infant Mental Health Program at Wayne State University’s Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute. She holds a research/faculty endorsement from the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health and has served as the university partner for the Wayne County Baby Court since 2008. Dr. Stacks’s research focuses on caregiving that supports social–emotional development in early childhood. She is particularly interested in the protective role that caregiver reflective functioning and sensitivity play in supporting early childhood mental health and interventions that enhance reflective functioning and social–emotional competencies.
Danielle Rice, LMSW, IMH-E® is a workforce development specialist at the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health and a doctoral student at Wayne State University pursuing a Dual-Title Degree in Social Work and Infant Mental Health. Rice began her career as a foster care worker and then worked as an infant mental health clinician serving families on the Wayne County Baby Court docket. Her research interests include experiences of reflective supervision for clinicians of color and implications for practice with families.
Kathleen Walton Allen, JD is a Referee in the Michigan Third Judicial Circuit, Court, Juvenile Division. She has been licensed as a Michigan attorney for 35 years and a Juvenile Division Referee for 21 years. Referee Allen is the Wayne County Baby Court jurist. She serves on numerous committees, including the State Court Administrative Offices Neglect and Delinquency Court Rules and Court Forms Committee and the Court Improvement Taskforce, which is charged with improving case practice in child protective proceedings, providing training, and addressing barriers to safety, permanency, and well-being. She is also a member of the Child Welfare Quality Service Review team.
Eleanor Rabior, JD is the Co-Executive Director of the Michigan Children’s Law Center, a nonprofit that provides legal services to youth in Wayne County, Michigan. Rabior is a Lawyer Guardian Ad Litem who represents youth who have been neglected or abused or who have been charged with delinquent behavior both in the courtroom and on appeal. She also represents children on the Wayne County Baby Court docket and has extensive training in trauma and development and is active in training clinicians and attorneys.
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Published:18 December 2023
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Abstract
During pregnancy and the first three years of life, the environment impacts gene expression and neurobiology, which has a cascading effect on health and development across the lifespan. Understanding these effects is critical to assessing and responding to the impact of maltreatment during this developmental window. The current chapter provides this background knowledge. First, the science of child development is presented together with child welfare laws that support the well-being of maltreated children. Next, the impact of maltreatment during the embryonic, fetal, and infant periods of human development is reviewed. Finally, promising relationship-based interventions for maltreating families are described.
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