This Research Topic focuses on the topic of The Link between Child Abuse, Animal Cruelty and Family Violence. The goal of this research topic is to bring a transdisciplinary collection of papers (research and practice) that show advancement in the areas of family/child/animal violence prevention and interventions and related issues.

To address the critical need for awareness and advancement on this topic for children ages birth through age 18, the editors welcome researchers and practitioners specialized in early childhood, family and child protection and welfare services, animal protection and welfare, veterinary professionals, psychology and counselling, social work, law enforcement, forensic, FBI and legal departments/system and other related areas of The Link to publish high quality papers on this research topic.

Listed below are examples of the topic areas for this research topic. Any other article that addresses any aspect of The Link between humans and animals in research and research-to-practice will be considered for review. For questions or additional information about the topic areas concerning The Link please email Dr. Brinda Jegatheesan at brinda@uw.edu.

• Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and animal abuse
• Domestic abuse, child and animal abuse
• Animal cruelty, family conflict and childhood psychopathology
• Theories concerning animal cruelty, child abuse and family violence
• Animal Cruelty, family violence and law enforcement
• Bullying and animal abuse
• Animal violence and school massacres
• Typologies of child and animal abuse
• Professional perspectives on The Link between animal abuse and other forms of abuse
• Ethical Dilemmas concerning The Link
• Inter-agency working to prevent animal and human abuse animal abuse
• Training in The Link – University students, police and judiciary, public awareness and education.
• Creating safe havens for people and their pets/temporary foster care for pets
• Legal responses to address The Link (e.g., requirement for early intervention/fast tracking cases/ sentencing/requirement to undergo rehabilitation
• Identifying physical and psychological abuse in children and pets
• Breaking the cycle of abuse. Interventions for children including animal-assisted interventions
• Family and professionals’ responses when children harm animals/investigations/interventions.
• Community and school involvement and programs to address The Link

Types of Manuscript and Guidelines

Research Articles: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method research. Particular focus will be placed on thorough and appropriate methods, strong data analysis, results, discussion of implications for the field and conclusion

Research-to-Practice Articles: All ‘research-to-practice’ manuscripts should be grounded in an appropriate research base or founded upon a strong understanding of recent legislation. It is important that the manuscript has content that is translatable into actionable guidance for practitioners.

American Psychological Association Guidelines: All manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the style and format guidelines specified in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (http://www.apastyle.org/manual/).

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