@article{ref1,
title="One year into COVID-19: what have we learned about child maltreatment reports and child protective service responses?",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2021",
author="Katz, Ilan and Priolo-Filho, Sidnei and Katz, Carmit and Andresen, Sabine and Bérubé, Annie and Cohen, Noa and Connell, Christian M. and Collin-Vézina, Delphine and Fallon, Barbara and Fouche, Ansie and Fujiwara, Takeo and Haffejee, Sadiyya and Korbin, Jill E. and Maguire-Jack, Katie and Massarweh, Nadia and Muñoz, Pablo and Tarabulsy, George M. and Tiwari, Ashwini and Truter, Elmien and Varela, Natalia and Wekerle, Christine and Yamaoka, Yui",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: A year has passed since COVID-19 began disrupting systems. Although children are not considered a risk population for the virus, there is accumulating knowledge regarding children's escalating risk for maltreatment during the pandemic. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: The current study is part of a larger initiative using an international platform to examine child maltreatment (CM) reports and child protective service (CPS) responses in various countries. The first data collection, which included a comparison between eight countries after the pandemic's first wave (March-June 2020), illustrated a worrisome picture regarding children's wellbeing. The current study presents the second wave of data across 12 regions via population data (Australia [New South Wales], Brazil, United States [California, Pennsylvania], Colombia, England, Germany, Israel, Japan, Canada [Ontario, Quebec], South Africa). <br><br>METHOD: Regional information was gathered, including demographics, economic situation, and CPS responses to COVID-19. A descriptive analysis was conducted to provide an overview of the phenomenon. <br><br>RESULTS: Across all of the countries, COVID-19 had a substantial negative impact on the operation of CPSs and the children and families they serve by disrupting in-person services. One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, new reports of CM varied across the regions.(1) In some, the impact of COVID-19 on CPS was low to moderate, while in others, more significant changes created multiple challenges for CPS services. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19 created a barrier for CPS to access and protect children. The dramatic variance between the regions demonstrated how social, economic and structural contexts impact both CM reports and CPS responses.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105473",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105473"
}