Child Protection Using Research to Improve Policy and Practice

by Haskins, Ron; Wulczyn, Fred; Webb, Mary Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780815735144
• ISBN10: 0815735146
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-06-22
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Summary

The National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) is the first nationally representative study of children who have been reported to authorities as suspected victims of abuse or neglect and the public programs that protect them. Child Protection is the first book that reports the results of NSCAW, interprets the findings, and puts them into a broader policy context. The authors, all experts in child welfare issues, address a range of issues made apparent by the survey results, including which types of personal and familial problems the programs are meant to address, the range of services and interventions that the child protection system can make available, and an assessment of these programs. Each chapter discusses the survey's implications and suggests new alternatives for designing and implementing future programs that not only protect at-risk children from further harm but also provide them with security and support. The practical lessons included in this volume make it an essential reference for all professionals working in the child protection field as well as anyone studying in the field of child welfare.

Table of Contents

Using high-quality research to improve child protection practice : an overview	p. 1
Identifying young maltreated children with developmental delays	p. 34
Intimate partner violence in the child welfare system : findings from the national survey of child and adolescent well-being	p. 44
Initial construction of an actuarial risk assessment measure using the national survey of child and adolescent well-being	p. 62
Building on strengths : current status and opportunities for improvement of parent training for families in child welfare	p. 81
Alcohol, drug, and mental health service need for caregivers and children involved with child welfare	p. 107
Medicaid and mental health care for children in the child welfare system	p. 120
Systems integration and access to mental health care	p. 140
Predictors of reunification	p. 155
Placement stability and early behavioral outcomes among children in out-of-home care	p. 171
Kinship care and nonkinship foster care : informing the new debate	p. 187
Child maltreatment recurrence among children remaining in-home : predictors of re-reports	p. 207
Physical abuse and adolescent development	p. 226
Addressing the educational needs of children in child welfare services	p. 243
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