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- Make Homeschool Safe for All Children
CRHE’s research informs policy recommendations such as our Make Homeschool Safe model legislation. Our research also supports development of educational trainings for professionals who encounter homeschooled children. To date, we have trained over one thousand professionals in understanding abuse and neglect in homeschool settings, with a focus on the policy landscape that enables that abuse and neglect.
Our current research focuses on abuse and neglect in homeschool settings. We also produce research briefs and maintain a list of research resources.
May 2026 | Given that disability and chronic medical conditions are known risk factors for children being abused, we closely examined cases to understand how this particular form of ableism took shape in our cases. When perpetrators or their supporters are quoted or paraphrased in articles, over half the time they attempt to frame something about the children as a cause of the abuse or its effects. About three-quarters of that time, they invoke misbehavior or bad character. When they invoke misbehavior or bad character, about a third of the time they reference a diagnosis or medical condition.
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