Multiple child maltreatment recurrence relative to single recurrence and no recurrence

Hwa-Ok, Bae; Solomon, Phyllis; Gelles, Richard J.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.11.005

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“…The finding that the vast majority (90.5%) of children were referred only once is similar to results of previous research, such as Bae et al (2009) who reported that 86.6% of their Florida sample experienced only one referral to child protection authorities. Thus, the current study suggests that Australian children with complex child abuse and neglect cases experience a similar level of child protection re-referral to their international mainstream child protection involved counterparts.…”

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Re-referral for Complex Child Abuse and Neglect Concerns: The Influence of Family and Child Factors in a 25 Year Data Set

Kaltner

2013

Children Australia

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ObjectiveThe study reviewed a 25-year dataset of child abuse and neglect concerns, examining child and family factors associated with re-referral. MethodsSuspected child abuse and neglect data collated from a variety of sources including child protection, health, police and education by a multidisciplinary Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect team for the 25-year period of 1980 to 2005 was entered for analysis. Case referral criteria for the team included clinician perception of the case as being complex and necessitating multidisciplinary case planning. The dataset contained 6669 cases of child abuse and neglect concerns, relating to 5943 unique children. ResultsThe majority of children (90.5%) experienced only one referral to the team, with the remaining experiencing between 2-6 referrals. Through the utilisation of regression analysis, the factors of number of abuse types present at the initial concern, parental abuse as a child, parental intellectual disability, parental history of violence, perpetrator of intrafamilial origin, disabled children in family, and financial stress in family were found to significantly predict complex case re-referral respectively. ConclusionsChildren within this Australian sample of complex cases experienced rates of re-referral similar to those reported internationally. Family and child factors identified as predictors of re-referral in this 25-year dataset support previous international studies on statutory child protection re-referral, and evidence for the association between previously unstudied variables and re-referral likelihood for complex cases.

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Re-referral for Complex Child Abuse and Neglect Concerns: The Influence of Family and Child Factors in a 25 Year Data Set

Kaltner

2013

Children Australia

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“…39,40 Large families are not only significantly associated with the risk of physical abuse, but they also bear the risk of recurrence of child abuse. 40,41 This is probably because with the increasing number of children in the family, parents have less time and energy to monitor and discipline each child and may use child abusive tendencies as a prompt behavioral controlling mechanism. This is more manifested when large families are faced with economic burdens to meet economic demands of their children.…”

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Maternal Child Abuse and its Association with Maternal Anxiety in the Socio-Cultural Context of Iran

Douki¹,

Esmaeili²,

Vaezzadeh³

et al. 2013

Oman Med J

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“…Consequently, the need to understand and reduce recurrence rates is particularly crucial. Research measuring the influential factors in re-reports to child welfare suggests that there are various factors that contribute to the increased risk (Bae, Solomon, & Gelles, 2009). Child-level characteristics that are more common in re-openings to child welfare include mental health or substance abuse issues, as well having special education status or a disability (Drake, Jonson-Reid, & Sapokaite, 2006).…”

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The Use of Mapping in Child Welfare Investigations: A Strength-based Hybrid Intervention

Lwin¹,

Versanov²,

Cheung³

et al. 2014

Child Care in Practice

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To enhance strengths-based service, a large urban child welfare agency in Ontario, Canada implemented part of the Signs of Safety (SOS) model in 2010. SOS was created to engage families involved with the child welfare system, and is rooted in the beliefs of collaboration, strengths-based practice, and safety. The hybrid of the full SOS model focused on the mapping conference, where cases that have been previously opened four or more times to child welfare are brought forward and discussed in a methodological fashion. Repeat referrals to child welfare agencies have dramatically increased over recent years and extant literature lacks a solid understanding of cases that have been opened on multiple occasions. Thus, the goals of mapping conferences were to reduce the total number and increase the understanding of re-opened cases, while still ensuring child safety and improving clinical service. The mapping conference includes a prescribed clinical, strength-based approach and case mapping, which examines: danger/harm; strengths/safety factors; and goals and next steps. The mapping conference was evaluated using mixed methods. Primary results indicate that only 6% of the mapped cases re-opened after a 12-month period. Recommendations from front-line workers include: fully implementing SOS in the investigative process and greater agency support for strength-based practice; including families in the mapping process; and increasing workers' honesty and transparency when engaging with families.

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Multiple child maltreatment recurrence relative to single recurrence and no recurrence

Cited by 68 publications

References 25 publications

Re-referral for Complex Child Abuse and Neglect Concerns: The Influence of Family and Child Factors in a 25 Year Data Set

Re-referral for Complex Child Abuse and Neglect Concerns: The Influence of Family and Child Factors in a 25 Year Data Set

Maternal Child Abuse and its Association with Maternal Anxiety in the Socio-Cultural Context of Iran

The Use of Mapping in Child Welfare Investigations: A Strength-based Hybrid Intervention

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