@article{ref1,
title="Alternative responses to child protective services: emerging issues and concerns",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2000",
author="English, D. J. and Wingard, T and Marshall, David and Orme, M and Orme, A",
volume="24",
number="3",
pages="375-388",
abstract="PROBLEM: Increased calls to &quot;do something&quot; about child protective services (CPS) have resulted in proposals or new &quot;paradigms&quot; for services to at-risk or abusive families. These new paradigms call for the reform or revamping of CPS through the development of a community-based alternative response to some reports of child abuse and/or neglect. METHOD: This article reports on outcomes for 1,263 &quot;low&quot; risk CPS referrals diverted to a community-based alternative response system. Data on child, family, and case characteristics and services provided are presented as well as outcomes associated with re-referral and placement post service provision. RESULTS: The risk level and severity of some of the referrals to alternative response systems seems inappropriately high. The rates of re-referral were similar for families who did or did not engage in assessment services, and were highest for families where domestic violence was present. CONCLUSIONS: Criteria for diversion to community alternatives to CPS must be clearly articulated and applied. Both CPS and alternative response system workers must have the skills required to address a family's recognition of the problem and degree of motivation to engage in problem resolution, and to understand their relationship to continued risk of CA/N.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}