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Mental Health Issues of Child Maltreatment offers a wealth of contemporary knowledge on the complex manifestations of developmental trauma and child maltreatment. Examining these issues from a multidisciplinary viewpoint, this text provides the most up-to-date knowledge on the causes and consequences of childhood trauma. The developmental perspective of this volume provides insight into the frequently confusing clinical manifestations of trauma in children exposed to violence. Practical discussions of assessment and intervention for children of different ages and in various systems (eg, school, child welfare, juvenile justice) are included. This book represents current findings in trends and issues related to the emotional, behavioral, cognitive, social, and physical health consequences of childhood trauma. Crucial topics examined in Mental Health Issues in Child Maltreatment include: -Assessment practices and ethical considerations -Neurobiology, neuroimaging, and neurodevelopmental impacts related to child maltreatment -Human trafficking and sexual exploitation -Familial, communal, and cultural causes of child maltreatment -Adolescent perpetrators of sexual violence Mental Health Issues of Child Maltreatment will prove to be a valuable and practical resource for mental health professionals, social workers, law enforcement and legal professionals, and others responsible for the continued safety and well-being of survivors of child maltreatment. It provides vital tools for professionals working alongside victims of maltreatment and includes practical discussions for enhancing assessment and intervention for children of different age groups in schools, child welfare, and the juvenile justice system.

Paul Thomas Clements is a forensic psychiatric clinical specialist, a Certified Gang Specialist, and is Certified in the Danger Assessment. Practicing in the forensic nursing arena for over 30 years, Dr. Clements has provided consultation for hospital systems, EMTs, Child Protective Agency personnel, trauma/emergency nurses, psychiatric providers, and academic and corporate settings-each regarding vulnerability risk assessment, target-hardening, and decreasing the incidence of violence. Dr. Clements has provided consultation to public school systems and other child-related agencies related to child abuse assessment, and related to the aftermath of violence and/or violent death (including homicide of a child and gang-related deaths) for teachers and other classmates. Clements holds a Master's degree in Child and Family Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing and a Doctor of Philosophy in Forensic Psychiatric Nursing, both from the University of Pennsylvania, with research and practice that have surrounded the traumatic presentations and behaviors of children exposed to the homicide of a family member. Clements was inducted as a Distinguished Fellow in the International Association of Forensic Nurses in 2002, and was an inaugural Associate Editor of the Journal of Forensic Nursing from 2005-2012. Most recently, in 2021, he was inducted as the first Distinguished Fellow of the Academy of Forensic Nursing. Clements works as a Clinical Professor at the Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing at Texas A & M University.