Supporting previous studies’ findings, perceived social support was related to higher levels of developmental achievement; received supportive behaviors did not demonstrate this relationship. Exposure to maltreatment was associated with perceptions of lesser social support and with lower levels of developmental achievement. As hypothesized, the study demonstrated that perceived social support appeared to mediate the relation between maltreatment and development. The analysis for this research tested whether social support took on a mediational role in explaining the impact of child maltreatment on developmental outcomes. The study utilized a pretest-posttest self report survey with 202 first year college students. Data were collected at two time points, once before entering college-Time 1 and once during their first year of college-Time 2, in order to assess perceived family and friend support prior to leaving the home environment and high school setting. Tables, references