The Relationship Between Foreclosures and Intimate Partner Violence During the U.S. Housing Crisis

Wallace, Danielle; Chamberlain, Alyssa W.; Pfeiffer, Deirdre

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“…Foreclosures, both at an individual and neighborhood level, are important stressors related to child maltreatment (Bartholet et al, 2011; Freisthler, 2004; Sedlak et al, 2010). Indeed, neighborhood foreclosures have been linked to increases in interpersonal violence (IPV; Wallace et al, 2018), while larger macro-level trends in foreclosures are associated with an increase in incidences of child maltreatment (Frioux et al, 2014; Huang et al, 2011; Lindo et al, 2013; Wood et al, 2012). In our study, we examined the impact of foreclosures on child maltreatment in neighborhoods in the city of Cleveland.…”

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“…For instance, unemployment might trigger foreclosure, while residential instability is a natural byproduct of a home being repossessed by the bank. Neighborhood factors have been shown to influence rates of child maltreatment (Coulton et al, 1995; Garcia & Herrero, 2006; Korbin et al, 2000; Wang & Maguire-Jack, 2018), as well as other forms of more “private” violence, such as spousal or intimate partner violence (Boggess & Chamberlain, 2020; Wallace et al, 2018). Future research should attempt to tease apart the interrelationship between these processes to gain a better understanding of how neighborhood structure, foreclosure, and child maltreatment might be related.…”

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The Effect of Home Foreclosures on Child Maltreatment Rates: A Longitudinal Examination of Neighborhoods in Cleveland, Ohio

Hoyle

Chamberlain

Wallace

2020

J Interpers Violence

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Foreclosure rates have been linked to increased levels of neighborhood stress. Neighborhood stressors can impact a number of interpersonal and familial dynamics, including child maltreatment. Despite this, little research has examined the relationship between neighborhood foreclosure rates and aggregate trends in child maltreatment. Using substantiated child maltreatment cases, foreclosure, and census data at the neighborhood level in Cleveland, Ohio we find that home foreclosures are a significant predictor of neighborhood rates of child maltreatment. Importantly, this effect is durable and is not impacted by the housing crisis. Furthermore, this is a direct effect and is not shaped by other neighborhood conditions like poverty, as found in prior research. From a policy perspective, this suggests that policy makers need to be cognizant of the effect of foreclosures on child maltreatment regardless of the historical and economic contexts of the neighborhood.

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The Effect of Home Foreclosures on Child Maltreatment Rates: A Longitudinal Examination of Neighborhoods in Cleveland, Ohio

Hoyle

Chamberlain

Wallace

2020

J Interpers Violence

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“…Low-income families face particular challenges and disadvantages during the critical period around pregnancy, birth, transition to parenthood, and early childhood. These include relatively worse access to and quality of health care [29,30] and increased exposure to environmental, neighborhood, or housing-related risks [8,[31][32][33][34]. The health risks associated with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period are significant, particularly for low-income households.…”

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Protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of the Nurse-Family Partnership’s home visiting program in South Carolina on maternal and child health outcomes

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Martin

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Background Policy-makers are increasingly seeking rigorous evidence on the impact of programs that go beyond typical health care settings to improve outcomes for low-income families during the critical period around the transition to parenthood and through early childhood. Methods This study is a randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of the Nurse-Family Partnership’s expansion in South Carolina. The scientific trial was made possible by a “Pay for Success” program embedded within a 1915(b) Waiver from Medicaid secured by the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. This protocol describes study procedures and defines primary and secondary health-related outcomes that can be observed during the intervention period (including pregnancy through the child’s first 2 years of life). Primary study outcomes include (1) a composite indicator for adverse birth outcomes including being born small for gestational age, low birth weight (less than 2500 g), preterm birth (less than 37 weeks’ gestation), or perinatal mortality (fetal death at or after 20 weeks of gestation or mortality in the first 7 days of life), (2) a composite outcome indicating health care utilization or mortality associated with major injury or concern for abuse or neglect occurring during the child’s first 24 months of life, and (3) an indicator for an inter-birth interval of < 21 months. Secondary outcomes are defined similarly in three domains: (1) improving pregnancy and birth outcomes, (2) improving child health and development, and (3) altering the maternal life course through changes in family planning. Discussion Evidence from this trial on the impact of home visiting services delivered at scale as part of a Medicaid benefit can provide policy-makers and stakeholders with crucial information about the effectiveness of home visiting programs in improving health and well-being for low-income mothers and children and about novel financing mechanisms for cross-silo interventions. Trial registration The trial was registered prospectively on the American Economic Association Trial Registry (the primary registry for academic economists doing policy trials) on 16 February 2016 (AEARCTR-0001039). ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03360539. Registered on 28 November 2017.

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“…We also include a measure of the percent female-headed households with children because prior research has found this to be a consistent and strong predictor of violence (Lauritsen & Schaum, 2004;Lauritsen & White, 2001;Pinchevsky & Wright, 2012). Finally, because our panel data cover the years of the housing market crash in the mid-2000s, we include a binary variable indicating the crash years (2006-2008) (Wallace et al, 2018).…”

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“…Certain neighborhood factors such as residential instability and poverty weaken residents' social ties and the informal social control that regulates crime and victimization. An increasing body of research has also connected neighborhood context to intimate partner violence (IPV) specifically, finding that factors such as disadvantage (Benson et al, 2003(Benson et al, , 2004Van Wyk et al, 2003), resource deprivation, (Miles-Doan, 1998), and foreclosures (Wallace et al, 2018) are linked to increased IPV. Current neighborhoodlevel IPV research, however, has largely focused on aggravating factors associated with higher rates of IPV; less attention has been focused on mitigating factors that may ameliorate the influence of structure on victimization.…”

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Investing in Neighborhoods: The Mitigating Role of Home Mortgage Loans on Intimate Partner Violence

Boggess

Chamberlain

2020

J Interpers Violence

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Prior research examining how macro-level factors contribute to aggregate rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) across neighborhoods has focused almost exclusively on economic disadvantage or residential instability. Fewer studies have assessed what structural factors might ameliorate rates of domestic violence, such as economic investment. Housing investment improves communities by increasing the number of homeowners, who tend to be more committed to the neighborhood and more likely to develop strong social ties with other residents. The benefits of strong socially connected communities should extend to IPV victims, as studies have shown that female IPV victims tend to be less connected with their social environment and live in less supportive communities. This study examines the influence of external economic investment through home mortgage loans on the number of IPV incidents in a neighborhood and whether an influx of investment mitigates the negative effects of structural conditions on IPV. We examine these issues using panel data on home loan investment among neighborhoods in Cleveland, Ohio, between 1995 and 2010 to predict female and male domestic assault victimization rates. We find that the number of home purchase loans in a neighborhood has no appreciable impact on the level of IPV incidents, but as the average dollar amount of investment increases, the number of IPV incidents significantly decreases. This relationship is moderated by the neighborhood level of disadvantage: in highly disadvantaged neighborhoods, even low average dollar amounts contribute to a reduction in the number of female victims of domestic assault, but the same relationship is not apparent for male victims or in low disadvantaged neighborhoods. Our findings suggest that investment is important for disrupting the relationship between neighborhood structure and IPV, and implementing place-based strategies to encourage homeownership, particularly in disadvantaged neighborhoods, will be especially impactful.

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The Relationship Between Foreclosures and Intimate Partner Violence During the U.S. Housing Crisis

Cited by 9 publications

References 81 publications

The Effect of Home Foreclosures on Child Maltreatment Rates: A Longitudinal Examination of Neighborhoods in Cleveland, Ohio

The Effect of Home Foreclosures on Child Maltreatment Rates: A Longitudinal Examination of Neighborhoods in Cleveland, Ohio

Protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of the Nurse-Family Partnership’s home visiting program in South Carolina on maternal and child health outcomes

Investing in Neighborhoods: The Mitigating Role of Home Mortgage Loans on Intimate Partner Violence

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