Child Health Study
The objective of the Child Health Study is to examine the effects of child maltreatment on multiple etiological processes believed to play a role in the onset and maintenance of adverse health outcomes for victims.
The specific aims of the study are to:
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the interplay among child maltreatment, biological embedding (BE), and health status.
- Test how BE operates independently and in conjunction with psychosocial and behavioural factors to explain the relationship between maltreatment and health status.
- Test the moderating effects of genotype, gender, ethnicity, pubertal stage, and maltreatment type on models developed by the first two aims.
Overview
- Acronym
- CHS
- Website
- CHS
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Case-control
- Start - End Year
- 2018 - 2024
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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Participants undergo assessments once every two years.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 1,000
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 1,000
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Papers
Schreier HMC, Heim CM, Rose EJ, et al. Assembling a cohort for in-depth, longitudinal assessments of the biological embedding of child maltreatment: Methods, complexities, and lessons learned. Dev Psychopathol. 2021 May;33(2):394-408. doi: 10.1017/S0954579420001510.
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Populations
CHS - Maltreated Cohort
The population is composed of children aged 8 to 13 with records of investigations for sexual abuse, physical abuse, and neglect.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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8
- Maximum age
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13
- Countries
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- United States of America
- Territory
- Pennsylvania
- Other Criteria
- To be included, participants must have records of investigations for sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect within one year of enrollment into the study.
Sources of Recruitment
- Specific Population
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- Other specific population : Minors with records of investigations for sexual abuse, physical abuse, and neglect.
- Supplementary Information
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Participants are screened from Pennsylvania’s Statewide Child Welfare Information System (CWIS).
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 700
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 700
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | CHS - Maltreated Cohort - Baseline |
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2018 | 2018 |
| 1 | CHS - Maltreated Cohort - Follow-up 1 |
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2020 | 2020 |
| 2 | CHS - Maltreated Cohort - Follow-up 2 |
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2022 | 2022 |
| 3 | CHS - Maltreated Cohort - Follow-up 3 |
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2024 | 2024 |
CHS - Comparison Cohort
The population is composed of children aged 8 to 13 without records of investigations for sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect. The children are selected to socio-demographically match the other cohorts.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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8
- Maximum age
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13
- Countries
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- United States of America
- Territory
- Pennsylvania
- Other Criteria
- To be included, participants must have no records of investigations for sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect within one year of enrollment into the study.
Sources of Recruitment
- Specific Population
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- Other specific population : Minors without records of investigations for sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect.
- Supplementary Information
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Participants are screened from Pennsylvania’s Statewide Child Welfare Information System (CWIS).
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 300
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 300
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | CHS - Comparison Cohort - Baseline |
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2018 | 2018 |
| 1 | CHS - Comparison Cohort - Follow-up 1 |
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2020 | 2020 |
| 2 | CHS - Comparison Cohort - Follow-up 2 |
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2022 | 2022 |
| 3 | CHS - Comparison Cohort - Follow-up 3 |
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2024 | 2024 |
Participating Studies
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
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Datasets
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Areas of Information Collected
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Death
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Physical measures and assessments
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Laboratory measures
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Diseases
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Symptoms and signs
- Preschool, school and work life
- Medication and supplements
- Social environment and relationships
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Physical environment
- Health and community care services utilization
- Administrative information
Variables Content Summary
Areas of Information Collected
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Networks
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