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Data were analyzed from August 2023 to February 2026.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Exposure<\/jats:title>\n One or more parents serving as an active duty service member.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n First documented occurrences of neglect, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse, identified using Family Advocacy Program data. Associations between sociodemographic, family, and military-related characteristics and first occurrences of maltreatment types were examined in univariable and multivariable logistic regressions.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n The study included 618\u202f101 active duty service member families (28\u202f684 [4.64%] with a first occurrence of child maltreatment and 589\u202f417 [95.36%] without child maltreatment incidents), consisting of 1\u202f070\u202f510 family-months (FM); the total weighted sample was 65\u202f142\u202f809 FM (59\u202f031\u202f293 male service member FM [90.62%]; mean [SD] age, 32.74 [6.97] years). Crude rates of child maltreatment were highest for child neglect (22.16 per 100\u202f000 FM) followed by physical abuse (10.97 per 100\u202f000 FM), emotional abuse (4.23 per 100\u202f000 FM), and sexual abuse (2.66 per 100\u202f000 FM). Factors associated with higher odds of all child maltreatment types in multivariable models were female service member families (eg, sexual abuse: odds ratio [OR], 1.39 [95% CI, 1.18-1.64]; physical abuse: OR, 1.82 [95% CI, 1.70-1.95]), early parenting (age &amp;lt;21 years) (eg, neglect: OR, 1.32 [95% CI, 1.22-1.41]; sexual abuse: OR, 2.12 [95% CI, 1.75-2.56]), larger number of dependent children (\u22653) (eg, emotional abuse: OR, 1.63 [95% CI, 1.48-1.79]; sexual abuse: OR, 2.32 [95% CI, 2.06-2.61]), and never-deployed status (eg, sexual abuse: OR, 1.90 [95% CI, 1.55-2.32]; emotional abuse: OR, 3.76 [95% CI, 3.09-4.57]). Risk rates peaked at 3 months of age for neglect (48.61 per 100\u202f000 FM) and physical abuse (25.49 per 100\u202f000 FM). Risk of emotional and sexual abuse peaked in middle childhood (age 5-12 years) and adolescence but was generally lower (&amp;lt;6 per 100\u202f000 FM) than risk of other child maltreatment types across all ages.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n In this cohort study, families with female service members, never-deployed service members, 3 or more children, and young parents had higher risk of child maltreatment. Dynamic prevention approaches appear to be needed to address evolving risk factors across the family life course.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2026.12199","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,13]],"date-time":"2026-05-13T15:00:30Z","timestamp":1778684430000},"page":"e2612199","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Factors Associated With First Occurrences of Child Maltreatment in Military Families"],"prefix":"10.1001","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Stephen J.","family":"Cozza","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Christin M.","family":"Ogle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland"},{"name":"Henry M. 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