Understanding the Neighbourhood and Community Factors Associated with Child Maltreatment

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The differential association of socioeconomic vulnerabilities and neglect-related child protection involvement across geographies: Multilevel structural equation modeling

“…Our findings contribute to recent research pointing to the need for decisionmakers to better understand how local population density may interact with demonstrated socioeconomic needs of families and their risk of child protection involvement. Recent studies in England examining the relationship(s) between poverty and child protection involvement have conceptualized service availability in terms of demand (e.g., families' socioeconomic needs and risks) and supply (service policy and provision) across various geographies (Bywaters, 2019;Bywaters et al, 2015;Bywaters et al, 2018). These studies have found that the supply of child protection intervention, and socioeconomic inequalities where services are implemented can be inversely related to the locally demonstrated "deprivation" or need, meaning that similar demand elicits different supply depending on local contexts (Bywaters, 2019;Bywaters et al, 2015Bywaters et al, , 2018Webb et al 2020a;Webb et a., 2020b).…”

“…Recent studies in England examining the relationship(s) between poverty and child protection involvement have conceptualized service availability in terms of demand (e.g., families' socioeconomic needs and risks) and supply (service policy and provision) across various geographies (Bywaters, 2019;Bywaters et al, 2015;Bywaters et al, 2018). These studies have found that the supply of child protection intervention, and socioeconomic inequalities where services are implemented can be inversely related to the locally demonstrated "deprivation" or need, meaning that similar demand elicits different supply depending on local contexts (Bywaters, 2019;Bywaters et al, 2015Bywaters et al, , 2018Webb et al 2020a;Webb et a., 2020b). Further, a recent study noted that services received by families involved with child protection may not be appropriate for the needs the families themselves identify as most crucial (Armstrong et al, 2019), indicating that an adequate supply of services will depend on unique needs within particular communities and families.…”

Addressing the Relatively Autonomous Relationship Between Child Maltreatment and Child Protection Policies and Practices

“…There is now a recognition that, to seriously try and prevent child maltreatment, it is important to try and address the social factors underpinning child maltreatment. This in turn has led to the development of 'whole of community' and early intervention strategies designed to influence a broad network of relationships across the wider community (Bywaters 2019).…”

Collective value of Abiriwatia and protective informal social control of child neglect: Findings from a Nationally Representative Survey in Ghana

“…An estimate of 3.4 million children in Ghana have experienced some form of neglect (UNICEF, 2020), roughly one out of every four. Child neglect is considered a major public health issue (Merrick & Browne, 1999) that requires community‐wide intervention (Bywaters, 2019), such as protective informal social control by ordinary citizens (Emery, Trung, et al, 2015). Protective informal social control of neglect describes action by ordinary community residents (family members, neighbours, and friends), who are non‐professionals, to intervene and safeguard children who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing neglect (Emery, Eremina, et al, 2015).…”