Predictors of Placement for Children Who Initially Remained in Their Homes after an Investigation for Abuse or Neglect

Autor/inn/en	Horwitz, Sarah McCue; Hurlburt, Michael S.; Cohen, Steven D.; Zhang, Jinjin; Landsverk, John
Titel	Predictors of Placement for Children Who Initially Remained in Their Homes after an Investigation for Abuse or Neglect
Quelle	In: Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 35 (2011) 3, S.188-198 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-2134
DOI	10.1016/j.chiabu.2010.12.002
Schlagwörter	Predictor Variables; Incidence; Placement; Children; Child Abuse; Child Neglect; Child Welfare; Risk; Family Income; Family Characteristics; Conflict Tactics Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prädiktor; Vorkommen; Betriebspraktikum; Praktikum; Child; Kind; Kinder; Abuse of children; Abuse; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kindesvernachlässigung; Kindeswohl; Risiko; Familieneinkommen
Abstract	Objective: To examine the frequency and predictors of out-of-home placement in a 30-month follow-up for a nationally representative sample of children investigated for a report of maltreatment who remained in their homes following the index child welfare report. Methods: Data came from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW), a 3-year longitudinal study of 5,501 youth 0-14 years old referred to child welfare agencies for potential maltreatment between 10/1999 and 12/2000. These analyses focused on the children who had not been placed out-of-home at the baseline interview and examined child, family and case characteristics as predictors of subsequent out-of-home placement. Weighted logistic regression models were used to determine which baseline characteristics were related to out-of-home placement in the follow-up. Results: For the total study sample, predictors of placement in the 30-month follow-up period included elevated Conflict Tactics Scale scores, prior history of child welfare involvement, high family risk scores and caseworkers' assessment of likelihood of re-report without receipt of services. Higher family income was protective. For children without any prior child welfare history (incident cases), younger children, low family income and a high family risk score were strongly related to subsequent placement but receipt of services and case workers' assessments were not. Conclusions/practice implications: Family risk variables are strongly related to out-of-home placement in a 30-month follow-up, but receipt of child welfare services is not related to further placements. Considering family risk factors and income, 25% of the children who lived in poor families, with high family risk scores, were subsequently placed out-of-home, even among children in families who received child welfare services. Given that relevant evidence-based interventions are available for these families, more widespread tests of their use should be explored to understand whether their use could make a substantial difference in the lives of vulnerable children. (As Provided).
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