Public Benefit Programs and Differential Associations With Child Maltreatment by Race and Ethnicity
Henry T. Puls,
Matthew Hall,
Reiko Boyd
et al.
Abstract:ImportancePublic benefit programs, including state spending on local, state, and federal-state partnership programs, have consistently been associated with overall reductions in child protective services (CPS) involvement. Inequities in eligibility and access to benefit programs may contribute to varying associations by race and ethnicity.ObjectiveTo determine whether associations between state spending on benefit programs and rates of CPS investigations differ by race and ethnicity.Design, Setting, and Partic… Show more
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