title: Case reopening: an emerging issue in child welfare services.
abstract: A retrospective longitudinal study of the frequency and correlates of case reopening in a child welfare population revealed that one-third of all closed cases were reopened. Predictors of reopening were the child's age, ethnicity and prior agency experience.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005006:Ethnicity; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009515:New Jersey