ArticleThe Medical journal of Australia2023
The Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS), a national survey of the prevalence of child maltreatment and its correlates: methodology.
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- Estimating burden of disease attributable to child maltreatment using findings from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2026Article
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- Child Maltreatment, Mental Health Disorders, and Health Risk Behaviors in People With Diverse Gender Identities.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2025Article
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- The Prevalence and Patterns of Maltreatment, Childhood Adversity, and Mental Health Disorders in an Australian Out-Of-Home Care Sample.Child maltreatment · 2025Article
- Male Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse: A Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2025Review
- The Prevalence of Peer Sexual Harassment During Childhood in Australia.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2024Article
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- Introducing the Australian Child Maltreatment Study: baseline evidence for a national public health challenge.The Medical journal of Australia · 2023Article
- The prevalence and nature of multi-type child maltreatment in Australia.The Medical journal of Australia · 2023Article
- The prevalence of child maltreatment in Australia: findings from a national survey.The Medical journal of Australia · 2023Article
- Child maltreatment and health service use: findings of the Australian Child Maltreatment Study.The Medical journal of Australia · 2023Article
- The association between child maltreatment and mental disorders in the Australian Child Maltreatment Study.The Medical journal of Australia · 2023Article
- A new era in child maltreatment prevention: call to action.The Medical journal of Australia · 2023Article
- The association between child maltreatment and health risk behaviours and conditions throughout life in the Australian Child Maltreatment Study.The Medical journal of Australia · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo describe the aims, design, methodology, and respondent sample representativeness of the Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS). DESIGN,
settingCross-sectional, retrospective survey; computer-assisted mobile telephone interviewing using random digit dialling (computer-generated), Australia, 9 April - 11 October 2021.
participantsPeople aged 16 years or more. The target sample size was 8500 respondents: 3500 people aged 16-24 years and 1000 respondents each from five further age groups (25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65 years or more).
main outcome measuresPrimary outcomes: Emotional abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, exposure to domestic violence during childhood, assessed with the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire-R2 Adapted Version (Australian Child Maltreatment Study). SECONDARY OUTCOMES: selected mental disorder diagnoses (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, MINI), selected physical health conditions, health risk behaviours, health service use.
resultsThe demographic characteristics of the ACMS sample were similar to those of the Australian population in 2016 with respect to gender, Indigenous status, region and remoteness category of residence, and marital status, but larger proportions of participants were born in Australia, lived in areas of higher socio-economic status, had tertiary qualifications, and had income greater than $1250 per week. Population weights were derived to adjust for these differences. Associations between the number of calls required to recruit participants and maltreatment rates and health outcomes were not statistically significant.
conclusionsThe ACMS provides the first reliable estimates of the prevalence of each type of child maltreatment in Australia. These estimates, and those of associated mental health and health risk behaviours reported in this supplement can inform policy and practice initiatives for reducing the prevalence of child maltreatment and its consequences. Our benchmark study also provides baseline data for repeated waves of the ACMS that will assess the effectiveness of these initiatives.
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