Citation

Golden Guzman K, Zhang L, Simmel C. J. Public Child Welf. 2023; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15548732.2023.2193555

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Evidence of geographic variation in child maltreatment report rates among Latine families is growing. This study investigates whether structural community characteristics, namely rurality and Latine ethnic density, associate with variation in Latine child maltreatment rates across 925 US counties. Using ten years of cross-sectional data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), ACS and USDA, OLS regression models examined rurality and Latine density's association with child maltreatment report and substantiation rates. Rurality associated with increased maltreatment rates; however, Latine ethnic density buffered this across most maltreatment subtypes.

RESULTS highlight a complex interaction between ethnicity, rurality, and maltreatment.

Language: en

Keywords

Child maltreatment; child welfare; community context; Latine youth; NCANDS data; rurality