Citation

Perrigo JL, Berkovits LD, Cederbaum JA, Williams ME, Hurlburt MS. Child Abuse Negl. 2018; 83: 1-9.

Affiliation

University of Southern California (USC), Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, 669 W 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. Electronic address: hurlburt@usc.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.05.029

PMID

29940307

Abstract

The study objective was to examine the likelihood and magnitude of child abuse and neglect (CAN) re-reports for young children (0-71 months) with delays in cognitive, language, and adaptive development, compared to typically developing children. The National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW II), a nationally representative and longitudinal survey, was used to examine CAN re-reports at two follow-up waves, 18- and 36-months post baseline assessments. Logistic regression models were employed to determine the correlation between number of developmental delays and a CAN re-report at waves 2 and 3.

RESULTS indicate that children with three or more domains of delays had odds 4.73 times higher than children without developmental delays of re-report to CPS at wave 2 but not at wave 3. In this study, children with multiple developmental delays have elevated rates of CAN re-reports when compared to typically developing children. Allocation of child welfare resources should include strategies for preventing maltreatment risk among children with developmental delays.

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Language: en

Keywords

Child abuse and neglect; Child welfare; Developmental delays; Maltreatment; Prevention; Re-reports