Crisis nurseries: Important services in a system of care for families and children

Cole, Susan; Wehrmann, Kathryn Conley; Dewar, Ginny; Swinford, Laura

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2004.12.023

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“…Regarding maternal and child well‐being and individual types of maltreatment, severe physical intimate partner violence was strongly associated with an increased risk for investigations of physical abuse only but not neglect alone, which is consistent with prior research (Brown et al, ; Finkelhor & Jones, ). A body of prior work has supported the relationship between use of emergency care in times of need for respite and reduced stress (Cole, Wehrmann, Dewar, & Swinford, ; Haynes‐Lawrence, ; Subramanian, ). Additionally, Ha, Collins, and Martino () found that childcare disruptions, including having to make special backup arrangements when care fell through and having to miss work or school because arrangements fell through, were associated with child abuse and neglect.…”

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Individual and Cumulative Risks for Child Abuse and Neglect

Yang

Maguire‐Jack

2018

Family Relations

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Objective The present study investigated whether risk factors vary by subtypes of child maltreatment investigations, with particular attention to the role of cumulative risks affecting child maltreatment. Background Building and expanding on prior work finding that the accumulation of risk factors puts children at risk for maltreatment, this work examines child physical abuse and neglect investigations separately. Method A sample of 1,181 low‐income families was randomly selected from one state's public assistance caseload. Multinomial logistic regression was used to model risk factors associated with 3 subtypes of investigated child maltreatment reports. Results Risk factors for each type of child maltreatment were different. As the number of risk factors families experienced increased, the likelihood of child maltreatment increased across all subtypes of maltreatment. Specifically, families with 5 or more risk factors were at greater risk of maltreatment than families with 2 or fewer risk factors. Conclusion The threshold effect of cumulative risks demonstrates that families may be able to tolerate a moderate number of risk factors; however, beyond a certain number of risks, families may not be able to cope adequately with the stress, and the likelihood of maltreating their children dramatically increases. Implications To alleviate child maltreatment, prevention programs need to address diverse risks simultaneously, rather than focus on a particular risk factor.

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confidence: 99%