Kinship care is a global phenomenon with a long history, which in high-income countries (HICs) at least, is being increasingly formalized through legislation and policy. There are many benefits to kinship care, including improved child mental health and well-being when compared to other types of out-of-home care. Despite this, kinship care is not without its risks with a lack of support and training for kinship carers putting children at an increased risk of abuse and neglect. This scoping review was conducted across 11 databases to explore the breadth and depth of the literature about abuse and neglect within kinship care in HICs and to provide initial indications about the relationship between kinship care and abuse. Of the 2,308 studies initially identified, 26 met the inclusion criteria. A majority of studies were from the United States, and most used case review methods. From the included studies, rates of re-abuse, and particularly rates of physical and sexual abuse, appear to be lower in kinship care settings when compared to other out-of-home care settings, but rates of neglect are often higher. This review has demonstrated that a small but significant number of children living in kinship care experience neglect or abuse.

亲属关怀是一种历史悠久的全球现象，至少在高收入国家 (HIC)，这种现象正通过立法和政策日益正规化。与其他类型的家庭外护理相比，亲属护理有很多好处，包括改善儿童的心理健康和福祉。尽管如此，亲属照料并非没有风险，因为亲属照料者缺乏支持和培训，使儿童遭受虐待和忽视的风险增加。这项范围界定审查是在 11 个数据库中进行的，以探索关于高收入国家亲属关怀中虐待和忽视的文献的广度和深度，并提供有关亲属关怀和虐待之间关系的初步迹象。在最初确定的 2,308 项研究中，有 26 项符合纳入标准。大多数研究来自美国，和最常用的案例审查方法。从纳入的研究来看，与其他家庭外护理环境相比，亲属护理环境中的再虐待率，尤其是身体虐待和性虐待率似乎较低，但忽视率往往更高。该审查表明，生活在亲属照料中的儿童中有一小部分人遭受忽视或虐待。