TY - JOUR
T1 - A Longitudinal Causal Analysis of Impact Made by Collaborative Engagement and Service Receipt on Likelihood of Substantiated Re-Report
AU - Cheng, Tyrone
AU - Lo, Celia C.
PY - 2015/11/1
Y1 - 2015/11/1
N2 - In a temporal-ordering causal analysis, we explored impacts of parent’s receipt of services and caseworker–parent collaborative engagement on substantiated child maltreatment re-report. Our sample of 2,368 parents came from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. Using generalized estimating equations, we found likelihood of substantiated re-report to drop significantly in association with collaborative engagement, length of current in-home spell, and family income. In turn, parental alcohol dependence, initial substantiated sexual maltreatment, and prior in-home spells were linked to increased likelihood. Practice implications are discussed.
AB - In a temporal-ordering causal analysis, we explored impacts of parent’s receipt of services and caseworker–parent collaborative engagement on substantiated child maltreatment re-report. Our sample of 2,368 parents came from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. Using generalized estimating equations, we found likelihood of substantiated re-report to drop significantly in association with collaborative engagement, length of current in-home spell, and family income. In turn, parental alcohol dependence, initial substantiated sexual maltreatment, and prior in-home spells were linked to increased likelihood. Practice implications are discussed.
KW - Child Welfare Services
KW - longitudinal research
KW - repeat victimization
KW - substance abuse
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84944672357&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1077559515597062
DO - 10.1177/1077559515597062
M3 - Article
C2 - 26224742
AN - SCOPUS:84944672357
SN - 1077-5595
VL - 20
SP - 258
EP - 267
JO - Child Maltreatment
JF - Child Maltreatment
IS - 4
ER -
