ArticleFamilies in society : the journal of contemporary human services
What Constitutes Risk of Future Maltreatment Among Young Mothers? An Examination of Child Protection Investigations in Ontario, Canada.
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- Inattention symptoms in early pregnancy predict parenting skills and infant maltreatment during the first year of life.Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) · 2022Trial
- Victims or perpetrators? Young mothers who survived intimate partner violence and their involvement with the child welfare system in Ontario.Qualitative social work : QSW : research and practice · 2026Article
- Violence exposure among adolescent psychiatric patients in Nepal: Socio-demographic and familial risk factors.PloS one · 2026Article
- The role of adverse childhood experiences in predicting child abuse perpetration among married mothers in Alexandria, Egypt: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- The Importance of Resources and Relationships: An Introduction to the Special Issue on Expectant and Parenting Youth in Foster Care.Child & adolescent social work journal : C & A · 2022Article
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Abstract
Despite younger maternal age being a risk factor for child welfare involvement, the literature on decision making once young mothers are investigated for child protection concerns is limited. This article examines characteristics and decision making related to investigating workers' determinations that young children of adolescent and young adult mothers are at risk of future maltreatment. Using a provincially representative data set, this study found that children of young mothers were more likely to be deemed at risk of future maltreatment than those of adult mothers, and this assessment was also related to more intensive child welfare involvement. Among young mothers, a risk determination was strongly associated with maternal mental health concerns and socioeconomic circumstances. Practice and policy shifts should address the need for timely and effective material and emotional supports.
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