title: Child maltreatment entrenched by poverty: how financial need is linked to poorer outcomes in family preservation.
abstract: This cross-sectional secondary data analysis examined the ecological factors influencing the outcomes of families receiving services from a local department of social services to address child maltreatment risk and incidence. The results indicated that families that experienced repeated maltreatment also experienced greater poverty and material need than families with more successful outcomes. This study highlights the responsibility of the child welfare system to address deep-seated poverty issues of families experiencing child maltreatment risk and incidence.
authors.forename: Jody Hearn
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Escaravage
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005190:Family; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008873:Mid-Atlantic Region; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012947:Social Work / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data