Journal article
Development, CAPTA Part C Referral and Services Among Young Children in the U.S. Child Welfare System: Implications for Latino Children
Child maltreatment, Vol.21(3), pp.186-197
08/2016
DOI: 10.1177/1077559516630831
PMID: 26873534
Abstract
Amendments made to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act in 2003 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act in 2004 opened the door to a promising partnership between child welfare services and early intervention (EI) agencies by requiring a referral to EI services for all children under age 3 involved in a substantiated case of child abuse, neglect, or illegal drug exposure. However, little research has been conducted to assess the implications of these policies. Using data drawn from a nationally representative study conducted in 2008-2009, we observed less than a fifth of all children in substantiated cases to receive a referral to developmental services (18.2%) approximately 5 years after the passage of the amendments. Of children in contact with the U.S. child welfare system, Hispanic children of immigrants demonstrated the greatest developmental need yet were among the least likely to receive EI services by the end of the study period. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Development, CAPTA Part C Referral and Services Among Young Children in the U.S. Child Welfare System: Implications for Latino Children
- Creators
- Michelle Johnson-Motoyama - School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA michellejm@ku.eduMindi Moses - School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USAAislinn Conrad-Hiebner - School of Social Work, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAE Susana Mariscal - School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Child maltreatment, Vol.21(3), pp.186-197
- DOI
- 10.1177/1077559516630831
- PMID
- 26873534
- NLM abbreviation
- Child Maltreat
- ISSN
- 1077-5595
- eISSN
- 1552-6119
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2016
- Academic Unit
- School of Social Work; Center for Social Science Innovation; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984002366702771
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