Christine Smith

TL;DR: Higher rates of abuse were found among women who grew up in unhappy families, lived for some period without one of their natural parents, received inadequate sex education, were currently residing in the West or who were born after 1925.

TL;DR: In a large, nationally representative survey of 2,626 adult Americans, the authors found that those who reported a history of childhood sexual abuse involving penetration were also more likely to report a disrupted marriage, dissatisfaction in their sexual relationship, and a tendency to be a religious nonpractitioner.

TL;DR: This paper conducted a meta-analytic review of early developmental prevention programs (children aged 0-5: structured preschool programs, center-based developmental day care, home visitation, family support services and parental education) delivered to at-risk populations on non-health outcomes during adolescence (educational success, cognitive development, social-emotional development, deviance, social participation, involvement in criminal justice, and family well-being).

TL;DR: A study is presented that provides a better national-level estimate of the costs of alcohol-related problems in Australia, and proposes a greater investment in prevention, based on the sound evaluation of prevention and diversion strategies by comparison with treatment options.

TL;DR: Sri Lanka had the opportunity to become one of the best tourism countries in Asia immediately after independence in 1948, however, it missed opportunities on a number of occasions due to inappropriate economic policies, continuous political violence and war as discussed by the authors.