RT Article
T1 Exploring state level factors associated with short-stays in child welfare: the role of systemic risk and surveillance
JF Child maltreatment
VO 28
IS 2
SP 345
OP 358
A1 Greenfield, Brett
A2 Zhang, Liwei
A2 Simmel, Cassandra
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1841598259
AB Growing attention has been directed toward children who are placed in out-of-home care by child welfare authorities for less than 30 days, deemed ?short-stayers?. This exploratory study uses multiple national child welfare and population data sources to identify macro level factors associated with short-stays. Two-level logistic regression modeling was conducted to explore how state-level factors were associated with risk of short-stays. Factors associated with lower odds of short-stays included living in a state with a centralized child welfare reporting structure and with greater food insecurity. Factors associated with greater odds included living in a state with a higher percentage of the state?s population enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and states with more police per capita. Multiple state level factors were associated short-stay risk, which suggests broader systemic factors contribute to these brief removals. Findings suggest greater surveillance by police and social services increases risk of short-stays, which likely have implications for child welfare policy and practice.
K1 Child Welfare
K1 short-stayers
K1 surveillance bias
K1 systemic risk factors
DO 10.1177/10775595221104826