Incidence and neighborhood-level determinants of child welfare involvement

Lotspeich, Sarah C.; Jarrett, Ryan T.; Epstein, Richard A.; Shaffer, April M.; Gracey, Kathy A.; Cull, Michael J.; Raman, Rameela

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104767

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“…We can deduce that a short-term income support to the single-parent households works as a preventive intervention in relation to child protection. In this regard, the result is in accordance with previous studies (Hiilamo and Kangas, 2010;Harrikari, 2014;Bywaters et al, 2016a, b;Bradt et al, 2015;Shook, 1999;Feeley et al, 2019;Lotspeich et al, 2020;Esposito et al, 2017). In this sense, the present study suggests that income support contributes positively to the circumstances of single-parent households (see Cancian and Meyer, 2018;Skinner and Meyer, 2006;Sandfort and Hill, 1996;Skinner et al, 2017).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

“…Previous studies have detected that deprivation in the neighbourhoods affects the need for child protection services (Bywaters et al. , 2016a, b; Lotspeich et al. , 2020).…”

Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The need for intensive child protection, i.e. children's out-of-home placement, is more likely to occur in urbanised municipalities where there is a greater degree of population density, and also where more families are recipients of income support (Harrikari, 2014;Lotspeich et al, 2020). Further, low education level and income rates are predictors of the need for intensive child protection services at the municipality level (Harrikari, 2014).…”

Section: Theoretical Background Municipalities and Interventions In C...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Previous studies have detected that deprivation in the neighbourhoods affects the need for child protection services (Bywaters et al, 2016a, b;Lotspeich et al, 2020). The lower the level of education a neighbourhood has, the more scarcity there is regarding housing and services, hence, the more likelihood there will be of the need for child protection services.…”

Section: Theoretical Background Municipalities and Interventions In C...mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Financial support for households and the demand for child protection services – a municipality-level analysis of income support for single-parent households and reimbursements for depression medicines

Seppälä

Hietamäki

Toikko

2022

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PurposeThe study covers two different forms of financial support for households, income support for single parents and reimbursements for depression medicines, and explores their relationships with the demand for child protection services.Design/methodology/approachThe data were retrieved from the Sotkanet, the Finnish Indicator Bank, and included 292 Finnish municipalities. It was hypothesised that the effect of income support for single-parent households on the need for child protection is mediated by reimbursements for depression medicines. The hypotheses were tested by using a conditional process analysis program, PROCESS (Model 4).FindingsIt was found that income support reduces the proportion of reimbursements for depression medicines in a municipality, which in turn reduces the need for child protection services. At the level of social policy, the study tentatively suggests that the social welfare system may affect the demand for child protection by investing in income support for single-parent households.Research limitations/implicationsThe choice of variables does not fully explain the effect of the mechanism. The relationships that are found in this study can have hidden factors which affect them. Further, the data have only 292 cases, which is quite a small sample, and is limited to Finland.Originality/valueThe study suggests that the social welfare system may affect the demand for child protection by investing in income support for single-parent households.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

“…Previous studies have detected that deprivation in the neighbourhoods affects the need for child protection services (Bywaters et al. , 2016a, b; Lotspeich et al. , 2020).…”

Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theoretical Background Municipalities and Interventions In C...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theoretical Background Municipalities and Interventions In C...mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Financial support for households and the demand for child protection services – a municipality-level analysis of income support for single-parent households and reimbursements for depression medicines

Seppälä

Hietamäki

Toikko

2022

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“…Akin et al (2012) found that 76% of child welfare stakeholders surveyed ( n = 232) indicated parents' lack of transportation was a major systemic barrier to permanency for children in long‐term foster care. Thus, transportation is critical for child welfare parents, and yet, many families encountering the child welfare system are already experiencing economic disadvantage that may impact their access to reliable transportation (e.g., Lotspeich et al, 2020; Wolfe et al, 2020). Consequently, lack of transportation could in turn impede service completion for families in poverty.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Accessibility of transportation to child‐welfare involved parents and the related impact on court‐ordered service participation

Findley

Crutchfield

2022

Child & Family Social Work

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Families involved with Child Protective Services (CPS) face daunting steps to meet their service plan goals in the effort to achieve reunification with their children. Families who lack transportation access face additional barriers. This study explored Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA, volunteers' perspectives of the impact of transportation access on child welfare‐involved families' service participation. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with nine CASA volunteers in a large city in a Southeastern state. Questions were asked regarding volunteers' experiences of transportation access for parents and children. Primary emphasis was placed on families' access to services. Three primary themes emerged in the data analysis: (1) challenges are wide‐ranging, exacerbated by transportation issues; (2) transportation linked to court‐ordered services success; and (3) practical recommendations stem from transportation justice. Interviews illuminated transportation challenges faced by families involved with CPS. The observed link between transportation inequity and CPS permanency outcomes warrants serious consideration in future research. Recommendations provide initial guidance to begin addressing disparities faced by these families.

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