Child welfare systems in the Caribbean tend not to take multi-type maltreatment into account when assessing and treating victims of child maltreatment. This study aimed to provide evidence of the prevalence of multi-type maltreatment and patterns of co-occurrence of child abuse and neglect among children and adolescents in community residences across Trinidad. One hundred and two children and adolescents completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire which captured five abuse and neglect types: emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, physical neglect and emotional neglect. The correlation analyses revealed significant positive relationships among the three types of abuse and a moderate positive correlation between the two types of neglect. T-test results indicated that girls were more likely than boys to experience physical abuse, emotional abuse and sexual abuse, however boys also reported high levels of abuse and neglect. The findings suggest that children are likely to face multiple forms of abuse and neglect that may contribute to its alarming severity and chronicity. Children in community residences are a population of particular interest given that residential care may be considered either a risk or a protective factor depending on the quality of care provided. Recommendations for future research and intervention strategies are proposed.

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绝不是一种类型：特立尼达社区住宅中儿童虐待和忽视的同时发生

加勒比地区的儿童福利系统在评估和治疗虐待儿童的受害者时往往不考虑多种虐待。本研究旨在提供证据，证明特立尼达各地社区住宅中的儿童和青少年中多类型虐待的普遍性以及同时发生虐待和忽视儿童的模式。102 名儿童和青少年完成了童年创伤问卷，其中包含五种虐待和忽视类型：情感虐待、身体虐待、性虐待、身体忽视和情感忽视。相关性分析表明，三种虐待类型之间存在显着的正相关关系，而两种类型的忽视之间存在中等程度的正相关关系。T 检验结果表明，女孩比男孩更容易遭受身体虐待，情感虐待和性虐待，但是男孩也报告了高度的虐待和忽视。研究结果表明，儿童可能面临多种形式的虐待和忽视，这可能导致其严重程度和长期性令人震惊。社区住宅中的儿童是一个特别受关注的人群，因为根据所提供的照料质量，住宅照料可能被视为风险或保护因素。提出了对未来研究和干预策略的建议。社区住宅中的儿童是一个特别受关注的人群，因为根据所提供的照料质量，住宅照料可能被视为风险或保护因素。提出了对未来研究和干预策略的建议。社区住宅中的儿童是一个特别受关注的人群，因为根据所提供的照料质量，住宅照料可能被视为风险或保护因素。提出了对未来研究和干预策略的建议。