A Longitudinal Causal Analysis of Impact Made by Collaborative Engagement and Service Receipt on Likelihood of Substantiated Re-Report. (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cheng, Tyrone C.; Lo, Celia C.
• Is Part Of: Child maltreatment. Volume 20:Number 4(2015:Nov.)
• Page Start: 258
• Page End: 267
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: repeat victimization -- Child Welfare Services -- longitudinal research -- substance abuse; Child abuse -- Periodicals; Abused children -- Periodicals; 362.76
• DOI: 10.1177/1077559515597062
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-5595

Abstract

In a temporal-ordering causal analysis, we explored impacts of parent's receipt of services and caseworker–parent collaborative engagement on substantiated child maltreatment re-report. Our sample of 2, 368 parents came from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. Using generalized estimating equations, we found likelihood of substantiated re-report to drop significantly in association with collaborative engagement, length of current in-home spell, and family income. In turn, parental alcohol dependence, initial substantiated sexual maltreatment, and prior in-home spells were linked to increased likelihood. Practice implications are discussed.