Child Maltreatment and Domestic Violence Editorial: Current State of Knowledge and Emerging Strategies for Policy and Practice

Domestic violence and child maltreatment frequently occur together (co-occurrence may reach 60%, and in some Canadian provinces exposure to domestic violence makes up over a quarter of substantiated maltreatment reports), yet child protection and domestic violence services have historically worked separately because of different mandates and ideologies, which limits treatment and can worsen family crises. The special issue aims to understand that gap, study how often the two problems co-occur, evaluate new interventions and propose conceptual approaches.