Research Funding

Research Funded by EndCAN

For decades, the research dollars committed to addressing child abuse and neglect have paled compared to those dedicated to other less prevalent causes of death for children. Furthermore, current research funding does very little to support outcomes research to help us understand the long-term impacts of maltreatment and of current interventions. EndCAN’s goal is to drive investment in research through strategic partnerships with voluntary health agencies, research grants for young investigators, and a competition to identify ways to disrupt the research field. Over the past two years, in partnership with The Ray E. Helfer Society, EndCAN has awarded a total of $178,000 in research grants to Child Abuse Pediatric (CAP) Fellows at:

Texas Children’s Hospital - Baylor College of Medicine

Children deserve to be met with the best support structures engineered to meet their specific needs. This research study at Texas Children’s Hospital seeks to understand cyclical patterns presented in the Texas foster care system. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of parental history of foster care placement in children who underwent a medical evaluation for child abuse and neglect.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia - University of Pennsylvania

Inflammation can have a series of negative consequences on a person’s health, including heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and more. This study at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia aims to expand the understanding of the impact of child maltreatment on inflammation through assessing inflammation in a large population of children with a history of maltreatment.

The Hospital for Sick Kids - University of Toronto

Children who endure physical abuse can experience a variety of health consequences as a result. The aim of this study at The Hospital for Sick Kids is to improve knowledge about the scope and nature of the development of mental illness in childhood following physical assault.

Seattle Children’s Hospital - University of Washington

Medical child abuse (MCA) constitutes a child receiving unnecessary and harmful or potentially harmful medical care at the instigation of a caretaker. The broad impact of this study will be to provide guidance to child abuse physicians, pediatric pain medicine physicians, pediatricians, and pediatric subspecialists who encounter adolescents with chronic pain, in order to ensure subsequent evaluations are targeted and efficient.