2024
Family structure and children's risk of child protective services re-reports
Shipe S, Guastaferro K, Ayer L, Lee J, Connell C. Family structure and children's risk of child protective services re-reports. Child Abuse & Neglect 2024, 154: 106915. PMID: 38964011, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild protective servicesTwo-parent familiesRe-reportsFamily structureFather familiesMarried familiesLatent class analysisFamily characteristicsNeglect Data System Child FileHousehold stressorsNational Child AbuseCPS-involved familiesSubstance useCaregiver substance useSingle parent familiesParental substance useFinancial stressorsSingle-family homesCPS involvementParent familiesProtective servicesMother familiesChild abuseChildren's filesClass analysis
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