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Aida Dias1,2, Trudy Mooren3,4, Rolf J Kleber3,4
1Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University, PO Box 80.140, 3508 TC, Utrecht, The Netherlands. A.M.DosSantosDias@uu.nl.
Abstract:
Child maltreatment (CM) is highly prevalent and one of the most injurious conditions that children may experience. Because it is often-clandestine, it is difficult to assure that existing prevention and treatment mechanisms reach those in need. CM's consequences may take a long time to be recognized and expressed. We discuss the need to increase public health actions when the person reaches adulthood to mitigate the consequences of CM. We propose three intervention targets to alleviate CM-related difficulties in adults: emotion regulation, social functioning, and self-concept. By enhancing awareness and facilitating access to these interventions and using technology-based strategies, we expect this approach to benefit affected persons. It may also reduce the risk for transmission of CM consequences across generations.
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