Child maltreatment in Puerto Rico: findings from the 2010 National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System.

Objective: Child maltreatment can have long-term adverse effects. Quantifying the scope and characteristics of child maltreatment is necessary for effective prevention in Puerto Rico.

Methods: The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System Child File contains all the reports of child maltreatment from the United States (US) and Puerto Rico.

Genitoanal findings in Puerto Rican children with suspected sexual abuse.

Background: Even though the child sexual abuse literature has described and classified the most common genitoanal findings in children evaluated for suspected sexual abuse, there is scarce information about abused Puerto Rican children. The purpose of this study was to describe the most common genitoanal findings in children referred to the Bio-psychosocial Program for evaluation of suspected sexual abuse between 2003 and 2007.

Methods: A record review of 55 patients was conducted to collect data on genitoanal findings, socio-demographic characteristics and other variables related to the abuse.

Developing partnerships to advance youth violence prevention in Puerto Rico: the role of an academic center of excellence.

This article presents and discusses strategies implemented by the University of Puerto Rico Center for Hispanic Youth Violence Prevention (CHYVP) to facilitate community mobilization to reduce youth violence in a high-risk Latino community. Participatory communication strategies were used to enhance mobilization and to develop community partnerships. Short-term outcomes included overcoming resistance and distrust, active community dialogue and consensus building, the development of a school-community task force, the identification of priorities, the negotiation of conflicts, the implementation of a common action plan, and the commitment of government officials to adopt community recommendations.