TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - One year into COVID-19: what have we learned about child maltreatment reports and child protective service responses?
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Katz, Ilan
A1  - Priolo-Filho, Sidnei
A1  - Katz, Carmit
A1  - Andresen, Sabine
A1  - Bérubé, Annie
A1  - Cohen, Noa
A1  - Connell, Christian M.
A1  - Collin-Vézina, Delphine
A1  - Fallon, Barbara
A1  - Fouche, Ansie
A1  - Fujiwara, Takeo
A1  - Haffejee, Sadiyya
A1  - Korbin, Jill E.
A1  - Maguire-Jack, Katie
A1  - Massarweh, Nadia
A1  - Muñoz, Pablo
A1  - Tarabulsy, George M.
A1  - Tiwari, Ashwini
A1  - Truter, Elmien
A1  - Varela, Natalia
A1  - Wekerle, Christine
A1  - Yamaoka, Yui
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105473
ID  - ref1
ER  -