Estimating burden of disease attributable to child maltreatment using findings from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study

Key Points

• This research aims to quantify the disease burden caused by child maltreatment in Australia and develop new methods for assessment.
• Utilized findings from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study
• Combined five forms of child maltreatment in the analysis
• Measured impact on mental health and health risk behaviors
• Child maltreatment accounts for a substantial proportion of disease burden
• Equivalent to other major risk factors like high BMI and smoking
• Provides a new approach to assess health impacts nationally and globally