title: A Longitudinal Causal Analysis of Impact Made by Collaborative Engagement and Service Receipt on Likelihood of Substantiated Re-Report.
abstract: In a temporal-ordering causal analysis, we explored impacts of parent's receipt of services and caseworker-parent collaborative engagement on substantiated child maltreatment re-report. Our sample of 2,368 parents came from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. Using generalized estimating equations, we found likelihood of substantiated re-report to drop significantly in association with collaborative engagement, length of current in-home spell, and family income. In turn, parental alcohol dependence, initial substantiated sexual maltreatment, and prior in-home spells were linked to increased likelihood. Practice implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA ccheng@sw.ua.edu.
authors.forename: Tyrone C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Social work, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Celia C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015984:Causality; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000068216:Child Protective Services; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Child Welfare Services; longitudinal research; repeat victimization; substance abuse