State-level variation in the cumulative prevalence of child welfare system contact, 2015–2019

Yi, Youngmin; Edwards, Frank; Emanuel, Natalia; Lee, Hedwig; Leventhal, John M.; Wildeman, Christopher

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106832

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“…Criminal Justice Policy and Child Welfare. More recent research has begun to conceptualize ways in which state level factors are indicative of state policy priorities more broadly, which have been shown to be related to child welfare outcomes such as foster care placement rates (Edwards, 2016;Yi et al, 2020). Similar to child welfare, states across the US operate their criminal justice systems through a mix of federal, state, and localized authorities which not only leads to considerable variation in administration, but also in the degree of how punitive the systems may be (Edwards, 2016;Foster, 2012).…”

Section: Macro Level Factors Affecting Child Welfarementioning

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Exploring State Level Factors Associated with Short-Stays in Child Welfare: The Role of Systemic Risk and Surveillance

2022

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Growing attention has been directed toward children who are placed in out-of-home care by child welfare authorities for less than 30 days, deemed “short-stayers”. This exploratory study uses multiple national child welfare and population data sources to identify macro level factors associated with short-stays. Two-level logistic regression modeling was conducted to explore how state-level factors were associated with risk of short-stays. Factors associated with lower odds of short-stays included living in a state with a centralized child welfare reporting structure and with greater food insecurity. Factors associated with greater odds included living in a state with a higher percentage of the state’s population enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and states with more police per capita. Multiple state level factors were associated short-stay risk, which suggests broader systemic factors contribute to these brief removals. Findings suggest greater surveillance by police and social services increases risk of short-stays, which likely have implications for child welfare policy and practice.

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