Based on empirical studies of 5836 children in six provinces of China's Mid-Western regions, this paper contributes to existing knowledge by analyzing the severity, consequences and risk factors of child abuse.

This study aimed to assess the specific influence of migrant mothers on early child development, especially on social–emotional problems.

This study compared the risk difference and further investigated the association between the category of mental disorders and child abuse perpetration in Taiwan.

This study examined the effects of grandparent–grandchild cohesion on the cross-lagged associations between depression and cultural beliefs about adversity in a sample of 625 rural left-behind children in China.

In this opinion piece, the Washington Post Editorial Board sheds light on the separation of children from their families in the Xinjiang province of China.

This comprehensive meta-analysis examined the pooled prevalence of depressive symptoms in ‘left-behind children (LBC)’ in China and its associated factors.

The government of China has sent approximately one million Uighur Muslims to internment camps, separating families and placing children in state-run orphanages, according to this article from the Atlantic.

This study compared the prevalence of mental health and psychosocial problems between left-behind children (LBC) and controls in Sichuan province, China.

This chapter describes the child protection system in South Korea.

This article analyzes the mental health outcomes of children affected by parental migration in China.