Sentences with phrase «child maltreatment reporting»

Opinions among mandated reporters toward child maltreatment reporting policies.

Repeat Maltreatment in Alaska: Assessment and Exploration of Alternative Measures (PDF - 1055 KB) Vadapalli & Passini (2015) Examines recurring child maltreatment reporting trends between 2005 and 2013 to determine the differing rates of substantiated and unsubstantiated reports.

Drake, B., Lee, M., & Jonson - Reid, M. (2009) Race and child maltreatment reporting: Are blacks overrepresented?

The data were obtained from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System of the Children's Bureau and child maltreatment reports issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Bullinger and co-researcher Kerri Raissian of the University of Connecticut reached their conclusions by analyzing nine years of child maltreatment reports from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System.

The study drew on two different measures of child abuse from Army databases: substantiated child maltreatment reports and medical diagnoses of child maltreatment.

Substance abuse Substance abuse by a child's parent or guardian is commonly considered to be responsible for a substantial proportion of child maltreatment reported to the child welfare services.1 Studies examining the prevalence of substance abuse among caregivers who have maltreated their children have found rates ranging from 19 percent2 to 79 percent or higher.3 One widely quoted estimate of the prevalence of substance abuse among care - givers involved in child welfare is 40 to 80 percent.4 An epidemiological study published in the American Journal of Public Health in 1994 found 40 percent of parents who had physically abused their child and 56 percent who had neglected their child met lifetime criteria for an alcohol or drug disorder.5

Neglect is by far the most common form of child maltreatment reported to the U.S. child welfare system; 78 % of reports in 2009 were for neglect.1 The short - and long - term outcomes associated with neglect are often serious, including fatalities, physiological changes in the brain, academic difficulties, criminal behaviour and mental health problems.

Consistent with our earlier report, 10 there were significantly fewer child maltreatment reports involving the mother as perpetrator (P =.01) or involving the study child (P =.04) for families receiving home visitations during pregnancy and infancy vs families not receiving home visitation.

A recent review offers ambiguous support for the relation between home visitation and reductions in child maltreatment.2 The findings from several large - scale home - visitation efforts have shown disappointing short - term results in reducing family violence and child maltreatment.4, 9 A 15 - year follow - up study of the Elmira trial families, however, provided the first evidence from a randomized trial for the long - term effects of home visitation on reducing child maltreatment.10 Results from the follow - up showed that nurse - visited families had half as many child maltreatment reports as families in the comparison group.

For these women, 22.7 % experienced domestic violence in the past 15 years and were also in families with at least 1 confirmed child maltreatment report.

Results Families receiving home visitation during pregnancy and infancy had significantly fewer child maltreatment reports involving the mother as perpetrator (P =.01) or the study child as subject (P =.04) than families not receiving home visitation.

Prevention of Child Maltreatment in High - Risk Rural Families: A Randomized Clinical Trial With Child Welfare Outcomes Silovsky, Bard, Chaffin, Hecht, Burris, Owora, et al. (2011) Children and Youth Services Review, 33 (8) View Abstract Shares results from a randomized clinical trial of SafeCare ® training augmented for rural high - risk population, and compares them to standard home - based mental health services to examine reductions in future child maltreatment reports, as well as risk factors and factors similar to child maltreatment.

Positive behavior changes associated with program participation were observed in education, employment, and low numbers of suspected and substantiated child maltreatment reports.

Families receiving nurse visitation during pregnancy and infancy had fewer child maltreatment reports involving mother as perpetrator and study child as victim.

Target Population: Families with an accepted child maltreatment report that does not allege sexual abuse or substantial child maltreatment (as defined by MN statute 626.556)

In these systems, families with screened - in child maltreatment reports may receive either a traditional investigation or an alternative assessment response, depending on the type of allegation and other considerations.

Not exact matches

Child Maltreatment: Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences in East Asia and the Pacific Maltreatment of children - including physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; neglect; and exploitation - is all too prevalent in the East Asia and Pacific regions, a report from UNICEF finds.

As of July 2012, with completion of another round of the Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness reviews, three additional models met the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services evidence requirements, with detailed reports forthcoming.17 As summarized below for the nine models with full reviews available, not all demonstrated evidence of effectiveness in reducing child maltreatment and improving parenting practices.7, 8

For example, a review on prevention of maltreatment and associated impairment concluded that programs delivered by paraprofessional home visitors were not effective in reducing child protection reports or associated impairments whereas those delivered by nurses evidenced reductions in child maltreatment.8

Although an NFP study conducted when children were 4 years old showed no effect, 18 another study found reductions in substantiated reports of child maltreatment 15 years after enrollment.19 Across a number of HFA studies there was no evidence of near - term effects on substantiated reports, 20,21,22,23 and there were no longer - term follow - up studies.

The brief includes the analysis of survey data from program participants on child safety in the home, observed parenting practices, parental stress and parenting efficacy, self - reported parenting practices, and rates of child maltreatment.

Although there are studies of home visiting that report effects of child maltreatment on child and family outcomes, relatively few of them use rigorous methods that support drawing causal inferences about effectiveness.

Overall, the research on home visiting to prevent child maltreatment could be improved with use of rigorous methods, appropriate measures, longer follow - up periods, and inclusion of and reporting on important subgroups.

2011 — The final report of the Healthy Families New York RCT was published, furthering the evidence for HFA as a program that can make an impact on child maltreatment.

At one baby court, only.5 % of the children had a maltreatment report in the following 6 months.

CAIP strives to respond to reports of child abuse and maltreatment in a coordinated manner, employing best practice methods in a child - centered environment to best serve the needs of child survivors of abuse and assault.

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allow local child protective services district to refuse to contract with informal day care providers when such provider is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment or is a registered sex offender;

«By requiring camp directors to report suspected child maltreatment wherever it may occur, we are stepping up our fight against child abuse and protecting children across New York State.

Erie County currently receives approximately 1,000 Statewide Central Register for Child Abuse and Maltreatment («SCR») reports each month.

Various sources, including clinicians» reports, provided each child's trauma history involving psychological maltreatment, physical abuse or sexual abuse.

Anyone, even a child, can anonymously report a suspected case of maltreatment.

This report presents findings from a unique partnership between the University of Michigan and the State that allowed us to match the universe of child maltreatment records in Michigan with educational data on all public school children in the state.

Here we report findings from a unique partnership between the University of Michigan and the State that allowed us to match the universe of child maltreatment records in Michigan with educational data on all public school children in the state.

In 1990, state child - protection agencies received more than 2.5 milion reports of physical and sexual abuse, neglect, and emotional maltreatment — 589,000 more than they had five years earlier, according to an annual survey conducted by the National Committee for the Prevention of Child abuse and released here last child - protection agencies received more than 2.5 milion reports of physical and sexual abuse, neglect, and emotional maltreatment — 589,000 more than they had five years earlier, according to an annual survey conducted by the National Committee for the Prevention of Child abuse and released here last Child abuse and released here last week.

The National Link Coalition is proud to announce the first National Directory of Abuse Investigation Agencies to make it easier for people to report animal cruelty, child maltreatment and elder abuse, and to help domestic violence survivors find safety.

Through the State Central Registry Project, volunteer attorneys provide counsel and representation to individuals who seek to amend, seal or expunge indicated reports from the New York State Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment.

State Central Registry Project — Provides pro bono representation to individuals who seek to amend, seal or expunge indicated reports of abuse from the New York State Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment.

Such protective measures should, as appropriate, include effective procedures for the establishment of social programmes to provide necessary support for the child and for those who have the care of the child, as well as for other forms of prevention and for identification, reporting, referral, investigation, treatment and follow - up of instances of child maltreatment described heretofore, and, as appropriate, for judicial involvement.

Identify the steps to follow when making a mandated report of child maltreatment in the state of South Dakota

These reports, summarizing impacts on parenting, child maltreatment, and child development, gave an updated look on the outcomes that HFA was having on parents and communities throughout the country.

During this presentation, participants will learn how to look for signs of child maltreatment and take the appropriate steps to report suspicions of child abuse and / or neglect to the appropriate authorities according to South Dakota's mandated reporting guidelines and will develop skills to handle this difficult responsibility.

2011 — The final report of the Healthy Families New York RCT was published, furthering the evidence for HFA as a program that can make an impact on child maltreatment.

Mandated by the Adoption and Safe Families Act, this report to the United States Congress by the Department of Health and Human Services provides an overview of the relationship between substance abuse and child maltreatment and the effectiveness of services designed to meet the needs of child welfare clients affected by addiction.

Child maltreatment, abuse and neglect in a Nigerian adolescent boy, the common but unheard menace: A case report form Southwest, Nigeria

Recognition and Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect [Video] Indiana Department of Child Services (2014) Provides definitions and physical and behavioral indicators of abuse and neglect in children as well as information on how to report suspected child maltreatChild Abuse and Neglect [Video] Indiana Department of Child Services (2014) Provides definitions and physical and behavioral indicators of abuse and neglect in children as well as information on how to report suspected child maltreatChild Services (2014) Provides definitions and physical and behavioral indicators of abuse and neglect in children as well as information on how to report suspected child maltreatchild maltreatment.

Closer partnerships between child welfare agencies and schools, hospitals, and other common sources of reports could facilitate more accurate and equitable identification of cases of maltreatment at the point of reporting.

Another complication in assessing rates of child maltreatment among families participating in clinical trials is that the frequent contact with home visitors makes it more likely that child abuse or neglect will be identified and reported among families in the intervention group, whereas it may go unnoticed among families in the control group.

Brown, J., Cohen, P., Johnson, J. G. & Salzinger, S. (1998) A longitudinal analysis of risk factors for child maltreatment: findings of a 17 - year prospective study of officially recorded and self - reported child abuse and neglect, Child Abuse and Neglect, 22 (11), pp. 1065 -child maltreatment: findings of a 17 - year prospective study of officially recorded and self - reported child abuse and neglect, Child Abuse and Neglect, 22 (11), pp. 1065 -child abuse and neglect, Child Abuse and Neglect, 22 (11), pp. 1065 -Child Abuse and Neglect, 22 (11), pp. 1065 - 1078