Quellen - Thema: Kindeswohlgefährdung
Austin, A. E., Lesak, A. M., & Shanahan, M. E. (2020). Risk and protective factors for child maltreatment: A review. Current Epidemiology Reports, 7(4), 334–342.
Azzopardi, C., Eirich, R., Rash, C. L., MacDonald, S., & Madigan, S. (2019). A meta-analysis of the prevalence of child sexual abuse disclosure in forensic settings. Child Abuse & Neglect, 93, 291–304.
Baldwin, J. R., Coleman, O., Francis, E. R., & Danese, A. (2024). Prospective and retrospective measures of child maltreatment and their association with psychopathology: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry, 81(8), 769–781.
Baldwin, J. R., Wang, B., Karwatowska, L., Schoeler, T., Tsaligopoulou, A., Munafò, M. R., & Pingault, J.-B. (2023). Childhood maltreatment and mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quasi-experimental studies. American Journal of Psychiatry, 180(2), 117–126.
Berthet, V. (2022). The impact of cognitive biases on professionals’ decision-making: A review of four occupational areas. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 802439.
Cyr, C., Euser, E. M., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., & van IJzendoorn, M. H. (2010). Attachment security and disorganization in maltreating and high-risk families: A series of meta-analyses. Development and Psychopathology, 22(1), 87–108.
Fares-Otero, N. E., Carranza-Neira, J., Womersley, J. S., Stegemann, A., Schalinski, I., Vieta, E., Spies, G., & Seedat, S. (2025). Child maltreatment and resilience in adulthood: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 55, Article e163.
Gruhn, M. A., & Compas, B. E. (2020). Effects of maltreatment on coping and emotion regulation in childhood and adolescence: A meta-analytic review. Child Abuse & Neglect, 103, Article 104446.
Herbert, J. L., & Bromfield, L. (2019). Better together? A review of evidence for multi-disciplinary teams responding to physical and sexual child abuse. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 20(2), 214–228.
Jean-Thorn, A., Tremblay-Perreault, A., Dubé, V., & Hébert, M. (2023). A systematic review of community-level protective factors in children exposed to maltreatment. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 24(4), 2827–2842.
Kinderschutzleitlinienbüro. (2019). AWMF S3+ Leitlinie Kindesmisshandlung, -missbrauch, -vernachlässigung unter Einbindung der Jugendhilfe und Pädagogik (Kinderschutzleitlinie): Langfassung 1.0 (AWMF-Registernummer 027-069). Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften.
Lavoie, J., Wyman, J., Crossman, A. M., & Talwar, V. (2021). Meta-analysis of the effects of two interviewing practices on children’s disclosures of sensitive information: Rapport practices and question type. Child Abuse & Neglect, 113, Article 104930.
Letson, M. M., Davis, C., Sherfield, J., Beer, O. W. J., Phillips, R., & Wolf, K. G. (2020). Identifying compassion satisfaction, burnout, & traumatic stress in Children’s Advocacy Centers. Child Abuse & Neglect, 110, Article 104240.
Luo, Z., Chen, Y., & Epstein, R. A. (2025). Risk factors for child abuse and neglect: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Public Health, 241, 89–98.
McFadden, P., Campbell, A., & Taylor, B. (2015). Resilience and burnout in child protection social work: Individual and organisational themes from a systematic literature review. The British Journal of Social Work, 45(5), 1546–1563.
McTavish, J. R., Kimber, M., Devries, K., Colombini, M., MacGregor, J. C. D., Wathen, C. N., Agarwal, A., & MacMillan, H. L. (2017). Mandated reporters’ experiences with reporting child maltreatment: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. BMJ Open, 7(10), Article e013942.
McTavish, J. R., Kimber, M., Devries, K., Colombini, M., MacGregor, J. C. D., Wathen, C. N., & MacMillan, H. L. (2019). Children’s and caregivers’ perspectives about mandatory reporting of child maltreatment: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. BMJ Open, 9(4), Article e025741.
Molnar, B. E., Meeker, S. A., Manners, K., Tieszen, L., Kalergis, K., Fine, J. E., Hallinan, S., Wolfe, J. D., & Wells, M. K. (2020). Vicarious traumatization among child welfare and child protection professionals: A systematic review. Child Abuse & Neglect, 110, Article 104679.
Olaniyan, O. S., Hetland, H., Hystad, S. W., Iversen, A. C., & Ortiz-Barreda, G. (2020). Lean on me: A scoping review of the essence of workplace support among child welfare workers. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Article 287.
Olaniyan, O. S., & Hetland, H. (2024). Health interventions to improve work and well-being among child welfare workers: A scoping review. Asian Social Work and Policy Review, 18(3), Article e12330.
Orsi-Hunt, R., Harrison, C. L., Rockwell, K. E., & Barbee, A. P. (2023). Addressing secondary traumatic stress, burnout, resilience and turnover in the child welfare workforce: Results from a 6-month, cluster-randomized control trial of Resilience Alliance. Children and Youth Services Review, 151, Article 107044.
Salloum, A., Kondrat, D. C., Johnco, C., & Olson, K. R. (2015). The role of self-care on compassion satisfaction, burnout and secondary trauma among child welfare workers. Children and Youth Services Review, 49, 54–61.
Salloum, A., Choi, M. J., & Stover, C. S. (2018). Development of a trauma-informed self-care measure with child welfare workers. Children and Youth Services Review, 93, 108–116.
Salloum, A., Choi, M. J., & Stover, C. S. (2019). Exploratory study on the role of trauma-informed self-care on child welfare workers’ mental health. Children and Youth Services Review, 101, 299–306.
Samson, J. A., Newkirk, T. R., & Teicher, M. H. (2024). Practitioner review: Neurobiological consequences of childhood maltreatment—Clinical and therapeutic implications for practitioners. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 65(3), 369–380.
Schwegler, P. M., Kasparik, B., Thielemann, J., Eilers, R., Pfeiffer, E., Sachser, C., & Rosner, R. (2025). Professional quality of life of child welfare workers and psychotherapists working with traumatized young unaccompanied refugees in Germany: A cross-sectional study. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 19, Article 77.
Sprang, G., Craig, C., & Clark, J. (2011). Secondary traumatic stress and burnout in child welfare workers: A comparative analysis of occupational distress across professional groups. Child Welfare, 90(6), 149–168.
Toros, K., & Lehtme, R. (2026). A systematic review of occupational well-being among child welfare workers. The British Journal of Social Work. Advance online publication.
Walsh, K., Eggins, E., Hine, L., Mathews, B., Kenny, M. C., Howard, S., Ayling, N., Dallaston, E., Pink, E., & Vagenas, D. (2022). Child protection training for professionals to improve reporting of child abuse and neglect. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2022(7), Article CD011775.
Witt, A., Brown, R. C., Plener, P. L., Brähler, E., & Fegert, J. M. (2017). Child maltreatment in Germany: Prevalence rates in the general population. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 11, Article 47.
Witt, A., Sachser, C., Plener, P. L., Brähler, E., & Fegert, J. M. (2019). The prevalence and consequences of adverse childhood experiences in the German population. Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 116(38), 635–642.
Younas, F., & Gutman, L. M. (2023). Parental risk and protective factors in child maltreatment: A systematic review of the evidence. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 24(5), 3697–3714.
Zhang, S., Conner, A., Lim, Y., & Lefmann, T. (2021). Trauma-informed care for children involved with the child welfare system: A meta-analysis. Child Abuse & Neglect, 122, Article 105296.
Zhu, N., Pan, X., & Zhao, F. (2025). Assessing the predictive validity of risk assessment tools in child health and well-being: A meta-analysis. Children, 12(4), Article 478.
Rechtsgrundlagen
Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch [BGB], § 1666 Gerichtliche Maßnahmen bei Gefährdung des Kindeswohls.
Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch [BGB], § 1666a Grundsatz der Verhältnismäßigkeit; Vorrang öffentlicher Hilfen.
Gesetz zur Kooperation und Information im Kinderschutz [KKG], § 4 Beratung und Übermittlung von Informationen durch Geheimnisträger bei Kindeswohlgefährdung.
Sozialgesetzbuch Achtes Buch – Kinder- und Jugendhilfe [SGB VIII], § 8a Schutzauftrag bei Kindeswohlgefährdung.
Sozialgesetzbuch Achtes Buch – Kinder- und Jugendhilfe [SGB VIII], § 8b Fachliche Beratung und Begleitung zum Schutz von Kindern und Jugendlichen.