Understanding the ecology of child maltreatment: A review of the literature and directions for future research B Freisthler, DH Merritt, EA LaScala Child maltreatment 11 (3), 263-280, 2006 | 487 | 2006 |
Child abuse potential: Correlates with child maltreatment rates and structural measures of neighborhoods DH Merritt Children and Youth Services Review 31 (8), 927-934, 2009 | 131 | 2009 |
Do early care and education services improve language development for maltreated children? Evidence from a national child welfare sample DH Merritt, S Klein Child abuse & neglect 39, 185-196, 2015 | 98 | 2015 |
Neighborhood racial & ethnic diversity as a predictor of child welfare system involvement S Klein, DH Merritt Children and Youth Services Review 41, 95-105, 2014 | 98 | 2014 |
When child abuse overlaps with domestic violence: The factors that influence child protection workers' beliefs JL Postmus, DH Merritt Children and Youth Services Review 32 (3), 309-317, 2010 | 82 | 2010 |
Examining the association between parenting and childhood depression among Chinese children and adolescents: A systematic literature review Y Liu, DH Merritt Children and Youth Services Review 88, 316-332, 2018 | 81 | 2018 |
How do families experience and interact with CPS? DH Merritt The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 692 (1 …, 2020 | 78 | 2020 |
Familial financial stress and child internalizing behaviors: The roles of caregivers’ maltreating behaviors and social services Y Liu, DH Merritt Child Abuse & Neglect 86, 324-335, 2018 | 70 | 2018 |
Lived experiences of racism among child welfare-involved parents DH Merritt Race and Social Problems 13 (1), 63-72, 2021 | 59 | 2021 |
Do childhood experiences of neglect affect delinquency among child welfare involved-youth? SM Snyder, DH Merritt Children and Youth Services Review 46, 64-71, 2014 | 51 | 2014 |
Correlates of optimal behavior among child welfare-involved children: Perceived school peer connectedness, activity participation, social skills, and peer affiliation. DH Merritt, SM Snyder American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 85 (5), 483, 2015 | 49 | 2015 |
Placement preferences among children living in foster or kinship care: A cluster analysis DH Merritt Children and Youth Services Review 30 (11), 1336-1344, 2008 | 42 | 2008 |
Post-adoption service need and access: Differences between international, kinship and non-kinship foster care DH Merritt, T Festinger Children and Youth Services Review 35 (12), 1913-1922, 2013 | 38 | 2013 |
The effect of childhood supervisory neglect on emerging adults’ drinking SM Snyder, DH Merritt Substance use & misuse 51 (1), 1-14, 2016 | 36 | 2016 |
The influence of supervisory neglect on subtypes of emerging adult substance use after controlling for familial factors, relationship status, and individual traits SM Snyder, DH Merritt Substance abuse 36 (4), 507-514, 2015 | 30 | 2015 |
Should I stay or should I go? Children's placement preferences longitudinally DH Merritt, TM Franke Journal of Social Service Research 36 (1), 46-67, 2010 | 27 | 2010 |
Racial bias, poverty, and the notion of evidence AJ Dettlaff, R Boyd, D Merritt, JA Plummer, JD Simon Child Welfare 99 (3), 61-90, 2021 | 24 | 2021 |
An exploratory study of neglect and emotional abuse in adolescents: Classifications of caregiver risk factors C Simmel, D Merritt, HMS Kim, S Kim Journal of child and family studies 25, 2372-2386, 2016 | 23 | 2016 |
Child welfare supervised children's participation in center-based early care and education S Klein, DH Merritt, SM Snyder Children and Youth Services Review 68, 80-91, 2016 | 13 | 2016 |
Maltreatment type and behaviors: Does listening matter? DH Merritt, SM Snyder Child abuse & neglect 38 (12), 2062-2071, 2014 | 12 | 2014 |