SynthesisQualitative health research2018
Walking Children Through a Minefield: How Professionals Experience Exploring Adverse Childhood Experiences.
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- Exploring the relationship between childhood adversity and adult depression: A risk versus strengths-oriented approach.Child abuse & neglect · 2021Trial
- Effects of a computerised guideline support tool on child healthcare professionals' response to suspicions of child abuse and neglect: a community-based intervention trial.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2019Trial
- Associations between childhood adverse experiences and medication adherence in asthma patients: a dual variable-centered and person-centered analysis of attachment security and mentalization.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Screening in Primary Care Settings for Adults: A Systematic Review.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2025Article
- ACE Enquiry in Primary care: A Qualitative Exploration of the Perspective of General Practitioners in Northern Ireland.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2025Article
- Detecting child sexual abuse in child and adolescent psychiatry: a survey study of healthcare professionals' assessment practice.International journal of mental health systems · 2024Article
- Family Strengths among Native American Families and Families Living in Poverty: Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences.Family relations · 2023Article
- Expanded Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Adult Cannabis Use: A Latent Class Analysis.Cannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.) · 2023Article
- Possible paths to increase detection of child sexual abuse in child and adolescent psychiatry: a meta-synthesis of survivors' and health professionals' experiences of addressing child sexual abuse.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2022Review
- Diagnosis and dilemma: Clinician experiences of the use of 'borderline personality disorder' diagnosis in children and adolescents.Personality and mental health · 2022Article
- Inter-Clinician Variability in Primary Care Providers' Adverse Childhood Experience Knowledge, Training, Screening Practices, and Perceived Intervention Barriers: an Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2022Article
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- Contributions of Preventive Social Services in Early Childhood Home Visiting in a Disadvantaged Area of Sweden: The Practice of the Parental Advisor.Qualitative health research · 2021Article
- Adverse childhood experiences and health among indigenous persons experiencing homelessness.BMC public health · 2021Article
- A Gap Between Children's Rights and Curricular Content in Health, Social Care, and Teacher Education Programs: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2021Article
- What Do Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Believe Will Facilitate Early Disclosure of Sexual Abuse?Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Adverse Childhood Experiences, Other Psychosocial Sources of Adversity, and Quality of Life in Vulnerable Primary Care Patients.The Permanente journal · 2020Article
- Entering an emotional minefield: professionals' experiences with facilitators to address abuse in child interviews.BMC health services research · 2019Article
- Public Health Nurses in an Internal Negotiation Process When There Is Concern About the Child's Care.Global qualitative nursing researchArticle
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Abstract
Understanding the challenges of professionals in addressing child adversity is key to improving the detection, protection, and care of exposed children. We aimed to synthesize findings from qualitative studies of professionals' lived experience of addressing child adversity. Through a systematic search, we identified eight qualitative studies and synthesized them using metaethnography. We generated three themes, "feeling inadequate," "fear of making it worse," and "facing evil," and one overarching metaphor, "walking children through a minefield." The professionals felt that they lacked the means necessary to explore child adversity, that they were apprehensive of worsening the child's situation, and that their work with child adversity induced emotional discomfort. This metasynthesis indicated that the professionals' efficiency in exploring abuse relied upon their ability to manage emotional and moral distress and complexity. To support children at risk, we propose developing professionals' ability to build relationships, skills in emotion regulation, and proficiency in reflective practice.
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