Patterns of Child Maltreatment Referrals among Asian and Pacific Islander Families

Autor/inn/en	Pelczarski, Yoshimi; Kemp, Susan P.
Titel	Patterns of Child Maltreatment Referrals among Asian and Pacific Islander Families
Quelle	In: Child Welfare, 85 (2006) 1, S.5-31 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-4021
Schlagwörter	Child Abuse; Child Welfare; Asian Americans; Child Safety; Family (Sociological Unit); Pacific Islanders; Ethnic Groups; Referral; Social Services; Stress Variables; Public Policy; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Kindeswohl; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Familie; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Ethnie; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Öffentliche Ordnung
Abstract	Much of the available data on Asian American families who become involved with the child welfare system relies on global ethnic categories, such as the category Asian/Pacific Islander. To explore the diversity of experience that is hidden by such categories, this article analyzes two years of child maltreatment referrals for Asian and Pacific Island families in Washington state. The study findings show that considerable variation exists within the Asian and Pacific Islander population with regard to child protection referrals. Although Asian Americans as a whole were less likely to be referred to child protective services than other groups, the within group picture that this data capture is considerably more complex. Some Asian/Pacific Islander ethnic groups, particularly those which have experienced higher levels of social and economic stress, were more at risk of child welfare involvement than other groups. Such findings underscore the need for child welfare policies and practice that are sensitive to the considerable variability within the Asian/Pacific Islander community. (Contains 4 tables.) (Author).
Anmerkungen	Child Welfare League of America. P.O. Box 932831, Atlanta, GA 31193-2831. Tel: 800-407-6273; Tel: 770-280-4164; e-mail: order@cwla.org; Web site: http://www.cwla.org/pubs.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10