2009
Maltreatment following reunification: Predictors of subsequent Child Protective Services contact after children return home
Connell CM, Vanderploeg JJ, Katz KH, Caron C, Saunders L, Tebes JK. Maltreatment following reunification: Predictors of subsequent Child Protective Services contact after children return home. Child Abuse & Neglect 2009, 33: 218-228. PMID: 19327834, PMCID: PMC3867131, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCox proportional hazards modelHigh-risk casesProportional hazards modelRecurrent maltreatmentResult of maltreatmentChild Protective Services contactRisk of maltreatmentChild protective services investigationCare placementFoster care placementHazards modelCase characteristicsService contactAppropriate interventionsSubsequent maltreatmentFoster careEffect of childrenCareIncidents of neglectRates of maltreatmentOlder adolescentsChildrenLower ratesRiskFirst year
2007
Re-referral to child protective services: The influence of child, family, and case characteristics on risk status
Connell CM, Bergeron N, Katz KH, Saunders L, Tebes JK. Re-referral to child protective services: The influence of child, family, and case characteristics on risk status. Child Abuse & Neglect 2007, 31: 573-588. PMID: 17537504, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild protective servicesHigh riskCox proportional hazards modelProportional hazards modelCPS investigationCase characteristicsPreventive servicesProtective servicesHazards modelNumber of childrenGreater riskRisk statusStrongest predictorChildrenRiskPhysical abuseInfluence of childrenSubstantiated casesChild abuseAbusePeriodRecurrenceReferralData System