Search Results - "Letson, Megan"

Child maltreatment fatalities among children and adolescents 5–17 years old by Michaels, Nichole L., Letson, Megan M.

“…Child maltreatment-related fatalities occur among children of all ages. However, few published studies have examined child abuse and neglect deaths among older…”
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Physical abuse re-reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic: The kids are not okay by Fredin, Becca, Letson, Megan M., Rust, Steven W., Crichton, Kristin Garton

“…Child physical abuse (PA) is a significant societal concern with limited research into predictors of re-reports. Our research explores correlations between…”
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Prior opportunities to identify abuse in children with abusive head trauma by Letson, Megan M., MD, MEd, Cooper, Jennifer N., PhD, Deans, Katherine J., MD, Scribano, Philip V., DO, MSCE, Makoroff, Kathi L., MD, MEd, Feldman, Kenneth W., MD, Berger, Rachel P., MD, MPH

“…Abstract Infants with minor abusive injuries are at risk for more serious abusive injury, including abusive head trauma (AHT). Our study objective was to…”
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Identifying compassion satisfaction, burnout, & traumatic stress in Children’s Advocacy Centers by Letson, Megan M., Davis, Catherine, Sherfield, Jennifer, Beer, Oliver W.J., Phillips, Rebecca, Wolf, Kathryn G.

“…Little research exists examining burnout related to the multidisciplinary team (MDT) working in a Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) setting. To measure…”
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Child Abuse Pediatrics Research Network: The CAPNET Core Data Project by Wood, Joanne N., Campbell, Kristine A., Anderst, James D., Bachim, Angela N., Berger, Rachel P., Hymel, Kent P., Harper, Nancy S., Letson, Megan M., Melville, John D., Okunowo, Oluwatimilehin, Lindberg, Daniel M.

“…Examine the epidemiology of subspecialty physical abuse evaluations within CAPNET, a multicenter child abuse pediatrics research network. We conducted a…”
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Identifying Children at Risk for Maltreatment Using Emergency Medical Services’ Data: An Exploratory Study by Bressler, Colleen J., Malthaner, Lauren, Pondel, Nicholas, Letson, Megan M., Kline, David, Leonard, Julie C.

“…The objective of this study was to use natural language processing to query Emergency Medical Services (EMS) electronic health records (EHRs) to identify…”
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Characterizing child maltreatment fatalities among child victims with disabilities in the United States, 2010–2019 by Samuel, Devona, O'Malley, Fiona, Brink, Farah W., Crichton, Kristin G., Duffy, Bridget, Letson, Megan M., Michaels, Nichole L.

“…There has been little research on child maltreatment-related fatalities among children with disabilities. Despite being a minority of children in the United…”
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Abuse disclosures of youth with problem sexualized behaviors and trauma symptomology by Dillard, Rebecca, Maguire-Jack, Kathryn, Showalter, Kathryn, Wolf, Kathryn G., Letson, Megan M.

“…The majority of youth with problem sexualized behaviors (PSB) have substantiated experiences of abuse or exposures to violence (Silovsky & Niec, 2002). Little…”
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Personal and professional impacts of work-related stress alleviation strategies among child welfare workers in child advocacy center settings by Beer, Oliver W.J., Phillips, Rebecca, Letson, Megan M., Wolf, Kathryn G.

“…High levels of occupational stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue have been challenges affecting social workers, organizations, and service users for…”
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Caregivers’ Perceptions of Child Trauma Symptomatology, Stress, and Child Abuse Disclosures by Pemberton, J. Phillip, Letson, Megan M., Brink, Farah, Wolf, Kathryn, Kistamgari, Sandhya, Michaels, Nichole L.

“…Caregivers consider child abuse disclosures stressful life events, but research has not investigated whether this stress affects caregiver ratings of child…”
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Long-Term Functional Outcome Following Neurosurgical Intervention for Suspected Abusive Head Trauma by Bozer, Jordan J., Gruber, Maxwell D., Letson, Megan M., Crichton, Kristin G., Rice, Courtney E., Qureshi, Naveen, Leonard, Jeffrey R., Sribnick, Eric A.

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term functional and neurodevelopmental outcomes in pediatric patients who underwent neurosurgical…”
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Predictors of Making a Referral to Child Protective Services Prior to Expert Consultation by Zamalin, Danielle, Hamlin, Irene, Shults, Justine, Katherine Henry, M, Campbell, Kristine A, Anderst, James D, Bachim, Angela N, Berger, Rachel P, Frasier, Lori D, Harper, Nancy S, Letson, Megan M, Melville, John D, Lindberg, Daniel M, Wood, Joanne N

“…Suspicion for child abuse is influenced by implicit biases. Evaluation by a Child Abuse Pediatrician (CAP) may reduce avoidable child protective services (CPS)…”
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How Children's Advocacy Centers law enforcement officers cope with work-related stress: impacts and approaches to self-care by Beer, Oliver W. J., Beaujolais, Brieanne, Wolf, Kathryn G., Ibrahim, Akram, Letson, Megan M.

“…Work-related stress has been identified as being harmful for law enforcement officers' (LEOs) health. The absence of effective coping strategies exacerbates…”
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Association of Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Rates With Macroeconomic Indicators by Wood, Joanne N., MD, MSHP, French, Benjamin, PhD, Fromkin, Janet, MD, Fakeye, Oludolapo, MA, Scribano, Philip V., DO, MSCE, Letson, Megan M., MD, MEd, Makoroff, Kathi L., MD, MEd, Feldman, Kenneth W., MD, Fabio, Anthony, PhD, MPH, Berger, Rachel, MD, MPH

“…Abstract Objective We aimed to examine abusive head trauma (AHT) incidence before, during and after the recession of 2007–2009 in 3 US regions and assess the…”
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Characteristics of Neighborhoods Where Emergency Medical Services Encounter Children at Risk for Maltreatment by Bressler, Colleen J., Letson, Megan M., Kline, David, McCarthy, Tara, Davis, James, Leonard, Julie C.

“…Objective: The objective of this study was to determine if neighborhood rates of pediatric Emergency Medical Services (EMS) encounters correlate with rates of…”
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Recognizing Nonaccidental Trauma in a Pediatric Tertiary Hospital: A Quality Improvement Imperative by Greene, H. Michelle, Letson, Megan M., Spencer, Sandra P., Dolan, Kevin, Foster, Jeanette, Crichton, Kristin G.

“…Abusive injuries can go unrecognized or improperly managed by medical providers. This study sought to standardize the nonaccidental trauma (NAT) workup and…”
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Implementation of SEEK in a Children’s Advocacy Center: A Process Improvement Initiative by Letson, Megan M., Brink, Farah W., Daniels, Alicia, Thompson, Sandra, Wolf, Kathryn G., Michaels, Nichole L.

“…Introduction: Risk factors for child maltreatment are well-described, but clinicians may overlook these risk factors. The Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK)…”
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Child advocacy center multidisciplinary team decision and its association to child protective services outcomes by Brink, Farah W, Thackeray, Jonathan D, Bridge, Jeffrey A, Letson, Megan M, Scribano, Philip V

“…Abstract Limited studies exist evaluating the multidisciplinary team (MDT) decision-making process and its outcomes. This study evaluates the MDT determination…”
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Distraction Injury of the Thoracic Spine With Spinal Cord Transection and Vascular Injury in a 5-Week-Old Infant Boy: A Case of Child Physical Abuse by Brink, Farah W, Gold, Delia L, Adler, Brent, Letson, Megan McGraw

“…ABSTRACTDistraction injury of the spine with spinal cord transection and adjacent vascular injury is rarely described in the setting of child physical abuse…”
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Sexually Transmitted Infections in Child Abuse by Tscholl, Jennifer J., MD, Letson, Megan M., MD, MEd, Williams, Heather N., MD

“…Abstract Sexual abuse of children and adolescents places these victims at risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and represents an…”
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