@article{ref1,
title="Examining the effects of the Eckerd rapid safety feedback process on the occurrence of repeat maltreatment among children involved in the child welfare system",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2022",
author="Parker, Elizabeth M. and Williams, Jason R. and Pecora, Peter J. and Despard, Daniel",
volume="133",
number="",
pages="e105856-e105856",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The Eckerd Rapid Safety Feedback Process (ERSF) is an approach to child welfare practice that combines predictive risk modeling (PRM) with real-time quality assurance and staff coaching during a child protective services investigation. During the case investigation, quality assurance (QA) reviewers provide guidance to staff by assessing key dimensions of their investigative practices and providing coaching sessions as needed. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To determine to what degree ERSF reduced the incidence of children who experienced high severity physical, sexual, or neglect maltreatment (HS-CAN) among children known to a state child welfare agency, within 12 months of the agency's involvement in a previous investigation. <br><br>METHODS: This multi-year quasi-experimental study evaluated the impact of the ERSF Process on risk of repeat high severity maltreatment among children and youth identified by a PRM algorithm as high risk for experiencing repeat maltreatment and receiving the additional QA intervention, compared to those receiving the usual standard of care. <br><br>RESULTS: The ERSF Process did not lower the rate of HS-CAN among children identified as high risk. The joint odds ratio for receiving ERSF given being high risk was 1.05, i.e. a point estimate indicating higher probability of future HS-CAN. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: In this statewide implementation of ERSF, we did not find a positive effect of this particular PRM-based intervention. Future maltreatment, even within 12 months of a prior investigation, may be too distal an outcome for a PRM and QA process designed to produce a high-quality CPS investigation and safety plan.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105856",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105856"
}