Lab Mission & Goals

The child maltreatment prevention lab seeks to conduct rigorous and meaningful research to support children and families and prevent child maltreatment.

Child Maltreatment Prevention Program Evaluation

Lab members collaborate on a number of evaluation projects to understand the effectiveness of prevention strategies.

Public Policies and Family Violence

Lab members and lab collaborators are working together to move the needle on our understanding of the impacts of various public policies on child maltreatment and intimate partner violence

Neighborhoods and Child Maltreatment

The Child Maltreatment Prevention Lab investigates the impact of communities and neighborhoods on parents, children, and families.

Latest News

New Publication by Yinqi and Lijian

Congratulations to Yinqi and Lijian on their new publication with Dr. Katie Maguire-Jack: Chen, Y., Zhao, L., & Maguire-Jack, K.  (2025). Childhood maltreatment and young adult IPV: Longitudinal evidence from a national sample.  Accepted for Read more…

Lijian to Present at SSWR 2026

We are delighted to share that Lijian will present two posters at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference in 2026: Shifting toward prevention: the association between FFPSA approval and child maltreatment Read more…

Celebrating Yoonzie’s Award + Publications!

Congratulations to Yoonzie on receiving the 2025 Susan J. Zuravin Award, presented annually to one student in the School of Social Work at University of Maryland! Yoonzie also has two recently accepted papers in peer-reviewed journals, further advancing our Read more…