ArticleGeoJournal2013
Need for and Access to Supportive Services in the Child Welfare System.
Article in GeoJournal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Childhood poverty and foster care placement: Implications for practice and policy.Child abuse & neglect · 2024Article
- Neighborhood market potentials for alcohol use and rates of child abuse and neglect.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2023Article
- Risk and protective factors for child maltreatment: A review.Current epidemiology reports · 2020Article
- Infants Investigated by the Child Welfare System: Exploring a Distinct Profile of Risks, Service Needs, and Referrals for Support in Ontario.Brain sciences · 2017Article
- Parenting and proximity to social services: Lessons from Los Angeles County in the community context of child neglect.Child abuse & neglect · 2015Article
- Under What Conditions Does Caseworker-Caregiver Racial/Ethnic Similarity Matter for Housing Service Provision? An Application of Representative Bureaucracy Theory.The Social service review · 2014Article
- The Moderating Effect of Substance Abuse Service Accessibility on the Relationship between Child Maltreatment and Neighborhood Alcohol Availability.Children and youth services review · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this paper is to examine how geographical availability of social services is related to foster care entry rates and referrals for child maltreatment investigations. The primary concerns are to (1) determine locations across Los Angeles County where the availability of social services is low but display a high need for those services and (2) begin to examine how the geographic distribution of social services is related to rates of referrals and foster care entries in child maltreatment.
methodsArchival data for all 288 zip codes within Los Angeles County were collected on rates of referrals, foster care entries, location and types of social service agencies, and zip code demographics. Data were analyzed using point process models and spatial regressions.
resultsHigher densities of child welfare services in local areas (for referrals) and lagged areas (for referrals and foster care entries) were related to lower rates of child maltreatment. The density of housing and housing-related services was negatively related to referrals in local areas and foster care entry rates in lagged areas. Areas with higher densities of substance abuse and domestic violence service agencies had significantly higher rates of both Child Protective Services (CPS) referrals and entries into foster care in local areas.
conclusionsWhile the total density of child welfare services within and surrounding zip code areas is related to lower rates of referrals and foster care entries, the findings are less clear about what those specific services are. Living in and around "resource rich" zip codes may reduce rates of child maltreatment.
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