| The present research examines race/ethnicity differences in longterm outcomes for victims of childhood abuse and neglect, with a specific focus on comorbidity of mental health/mental illness and violent behavior as consequences of childhood victimization. We address two specific goals: 1) to assess the extent to which there are differences between African-Americans and Whites in the prevalence and comorbidity of mental/illness, and violence as a consequence of childhood abuse and/or neglect and 2) to assess potential race/ethnicity differences in risk and protective factors for adult outcomes of mental illness and violence as a consequence of childhood abuse and neglect. The data are based on a prospective cohorts design study, using court substantiated cases of physical and sexual abuse and neglect from the years 1967 to 1971 which were matched on the basis of race, sex, age, and approximate family social class to a group of non-abused and non-neglected individuals and followed up into young adulthood, In-person interviews were conducted during the years 1989-1995 (N=I, 196). Implications for future research and intervention are discussed |
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