Abuse and Violence Towards Young Children

Roy Evans has many years of experience of research with young children, especially on issues related to the early identification of children at risk. He has published and lectured widely on those conditions in children’s lives which put them at risk of injury, failure to thrive, underachievement and reduced life chances. He has been International Editor of Early Child Development and Care since 1977 and Editor of the International Journal of Adolescence and Youth since its inception in 1982.

• 1. Protection against violence, abuse and neglect in early childhood: a literature review 2. Supportive Family Contexts: Promoting Child Well-being and Resilience 3. Changing Landscapes in Safeguarding Young Children in England 4. Early Childhood education as a resilience intervention for maltreated children 5. Bullied Children: Parent and School Supports 6. Witchcraft branding and the abuse of African children in the UK: Causes, effects and professional intervention 7. Child sexual abuse in early childhood care and education 8. CASA Strong Beginnings: Raising awareness across Early Childhood and Child Welfare Systems 9. The predictive effects Behaviour Problems Variables has on peer victimisation in Pre-school children between the ages of five and six 10. Delinquent Risks of Parental Abuse at the age of 11 years among at-risk youths 11. Predictors of harsh parenting practices in parents of children with disabilities 12. Combating violence against children: Jordanian pre-service early childhood teachers’ perceptions toward child’s abuse and neglect 13. Vulnerability of Internally Displaced Children in Disaster Relief Camps of Pakistan: Issues, Challenges and the Way Forward 14. The Impact of Conflict in Syria on Syrian Children at the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan