title: Benefits of preventing a death associated with child maltreatment: evidence from willingness-to-pay survey data.
abstract: Although assessing the costs of an intervention to prevent child maltreatment is straightforward, placing a monetary value on benefits is challenging. Respondents participating in a statewide random-digit-dialed survey were asked how much they would be willing to pay to prevent a death caused by child maltreatment. Our results suggested that society may value preventing a death from child maltreatment at $15 million. If a child maltreatment intervention is effective enough to save even 1 life, then in many cases, its benefits will outweigh its costs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-5001, USA. pcorso@uga.edu
authors.forename: Phaedra S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Corso
authors.forename: Xiangming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Mercy
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005845:Georgia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D012945:Social Values; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires