Introduction Maltreatment is harm or threats to harm, a child or young person’s emotional or physical survival. Maltreatment presents itself as emotional, sexual, and physical or neglect. (Child, Youth and Family Fostercare Handbook ,2010) In 2002, there were 15,898 child abuse allegations in the military (Hoshmand & Hoshmand, 2007). Military families face many obstacles such as deployment, which can make a family vulnerable that can lead to maltreatment among family members. Research suggests that about 40% of children in active-duty military families are 5 years old and younger. The main focus of this research will focus on the influence child maltreatment in the frequency within (military service, members families who have children) and
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Domestic violence causes children that come from violent families to have externalizing problems, such as aggression and oppositional behavior (Kitzmann, Gaylord, Holt, & Kenny, 2003; Wolfe, Crooks, Lee, McIntyre-Smith, & Jaffe, 2003), and this risk for externalizing problems is greater if severe violence has occurred (Jouriles et al., 1998). Externalizing problems during the childhood years are significant because early onset conduct problems predict a number of difficulties later in life, including criminal behavior, mental health problems, dating conflict and violence, parenting difficulties, school dropout, and substance abuse (Bradshaw, Schaeffer, Petras, & Ialongo, 2010; Fergusson, Horwood, & Ridder, 2005; Raudino, Woodward, Fergusson, & Horwood, …show more content…
According to research, stigma reflects the extent to which an individual expects that he or she will be diminished or disgraced by others in the community for having the stigmatized trait (Earnshaw & Chaudoir, 2009; Earnshaw & Quinn, 2012; Markowitz, 1998). Mental health is becoming a strong need in the military community. Recent evidence has suggested that in rural areas parents of children at risk for behavioral difficulties are more likely to seek help from informal (e.g., spouse, family) than formal (e.g., medical professionals)systems for problems with their children (Girio-Herrera et al.,2013). Stigma of mental illness and service seeking is often cited as a top barrier for those in rural communities (Bray, Enright, &Easling, 2004; Jameson & Blank,
Domestic violence causes children that come from violent families to have externalizing problems, such as aggression and oppositional behavior (Kitzmann, Gaylord, Holt, & Kenny, 2003; Wolfe, Crooks, Lee, McIntyre-Smith, & Jaffe, 2003), and this risk for externalizing problems is greater if severe violence has occurred (Jouriles et al., 1998). Externalizing problems during the childhood years are significant because early onset conduct problems predict a number of difficulties later in life, including criminal behavior, mental health problems, dating conflict and violence, parenting difficulties, school dropout, and substance abuse (Bradshaw, Schaeffer, Petras, & Ialongo, 2010; Fergusson, Horwood, & Ridder, 2005; Raudino, Woodward, Fergusson, & Horwood, …show more content…
According to research, stigma reflects the extent to which an individual expects that he or she will be diminished or disgraced by others in the community for having the stigmatized trait (Earnshaw & Chaudoir, 2009; Earnshaw & Quinn, 2012; Markowitz, 1998). Mental health is becoming a strong need in the military community. Recent evidence has suggested that in rural areas parents of children at risk for behavioral difficulties are more likely to seek help from informal (e.g., spouse, family) than formal (e.g., medical professionals)systems for problems with their children (Girio-Herrera et al.,2013). Stigma of mental illness and service seeking is often cited as a top barrier for those in rural communities (Bray, Enright, &Easling, 2004; Jameson & Blank,