Despite consensus about the need to coordinate services for neglected children and their families due to the co-morbidity of neglect with other social problems, we lack even a basic understanding of the cross-sector service patterns of this population. This gap in the knowledge base serious hampers efforts to evaluate services and policy in order to improve the efficiency and efficacy of services. """"""""Child Neglect: Cross Sector Service Paths & Outcomes"""""""" (CSSPO), will address this gap through a large-scale longitudinal analysis of cross-sector utilization by neglected children and their families which is linked to outcomes at the family (e.g. family reunification, etc.) and child (e.g. death, incarceration) levels. Using administrative data drawn from education, health, juvenile justice and social service, agencies, this accelerated panel study compares the cross sector service paths and outcomes of children in families receiving AFDC and reported to child welfare agencies for (1) neglect (n=4,880), (2) physical abuse (n=1,394), (3) sexual abuse (n=358); and, (4) more than one type of maltreatment (n=1,242). These groups will be compared to a matched group of children in families receiving AFDC in 1993, but not reported to child welfare agencies (n=8,000) Within each sample group, children aged birth to 12 years will be grouped into four age cohorts (birth to 3 years, 3 to 6 years, 6 to 9 years, and 9 to 11 years) and followed for eight years (1993-2001). The accelerated panel designs allows for the statistical analysis of 19 years of development in only eight years. This proposal addresses several gaps in the research as identified by the current RFA, combining a focus on service delivery with consideration of consequences (our outcomes) related to neglect. The study will examine: (1) Cross-sector service use consideration of consequences (our outcomes) related to neglect. The study will examine: (1) Cross-sector service use consideration of consequences (our outcomes) related to neglect. The study will examine: (1) Cross-sector service use (sequence, frequency, co-occurrence & duration) in the five study groups. (2) The relationship of service patterns to later child and adolescent outcomes (e.g. mortality, foster care entry, entry into Special Education, etc.). (3) The later child and adolescent outcome s(e.g. mortality, foster care entry, entry into Special Education, etc.) (3) The association between positive family outcomes in child welfare and income maintenance programs (e.g. employment reunification, etc.) with child and adolescent outcomes. Analyses will be conducted within an ecodevelopmental framework, examining the influence of neglect while controlling for child, family, service sector use and community level factors. This study will build knowledge critical to effective service delivery and policy development related to serving children and their families reported to child welfare agencies for neglect.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01MH061733-03
Application #
6528727
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-SSS-C (01))
Program Officer
Boyce, Cheryl A
Project Start
2000-09-30
Project End
2003-11-30
Budget Start
2002-09-01
Budget End
2003-11-30
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
$234,641
Indirect Cost
Name
Washington University
Department
Type
Schools of Social Work
DUNS #
062761671
City
Saint Louis
State
MO
Country
United States
Zip Code
63130
Drake, Brett; Jonson-Reid, Melissa; Kim, Hyunil (2017) Surveillance Bias in Child Maltreatment: A Tempest in a Teapot. Int J Environ Res Public Health 14:
Ben-David, Vered; Jonson-Reid, Melissa; Bright, Charlotte et al. (2016) Family formation: A positive outcome for vulnerable young women? Child Youth Serv Rev 67:57-66
Ben-David, Vered; Jonson-Reid, Melissa; Drake, Brett et al. (2015) The association between childhood maltreatment experiences and the onset of maltreatment perpetration in young adulthood controlling for proximal and distal risk factors. Child Abuse Negl 46:132-41
Bright, Charlotte Lyn; Jonson-Reid, Melissa (2015) Multiple Service System Involvement and Later Offending Behavior: Implications for Prevention and Early Intervention. Am J Public Health 105:1358-64
Garwood, Sarah K; Gerassi, Lara; Jonson-Reid, Melissa et al. (2015) More Than Poverty: The Effect of Child Abuse and Neglect on Teen Pregnancy Risk. J Adolesc Health 57:164-8
Matta Oshima, Karen M; Jonson-Reid, Melissa; Seay, Kristen D (2014) The influence of childhood sexual abuse on adolescent outcomes: the roles of gender, poverty, and revictimization. J Child Sex Abus 23:367-86
Bright, Charlotte Lyn; Kohl, Patricia L; Jonson-Reid, Melissa (2014) Females in the Juvenile Justice System: Who Are They and How Do They Fare? Crime Delinq 60:106-125
Millett, Lina S; Kohl, Patricia L; Jonson-Reid, Melissa et al. (2013) Child maltreatment victimization and subsequent perpetration of young adult intimate partner violence: an exploration of mediating factors. Child Maltreat 18:71-84
Jonson-Reid, Melissa; Drake, Brett; Zhou, Pan (2013) Neglect subtypes, race, and poverty: individual, family, and service characteristics. Child Maltreat 18:30-41
Jonson-Reid, Melissa; Kohl, Patricia L; Drake, Brett (2012) Child and adult outcomes of chronic child maltreatment. Pediatrics 129:839-45

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