 An examination of re-referrals and substantiations among families referred to home-based, differential response services and a comparison group: Does successful completion matter?James David Simon, Caitlin Lau and Todd Franke Children and Youth Services Review, 2024, vol. 157, issue C Abstract: Although some studies have examined child maltreatment recidivism following participation in a home-based, differential response program (HBDR) after a child protective services (CPS) investigation, they often do not include adequate comparison groups, are limited to one outcome, and do not examine outcomes by successful completion. Using administrative data from a Southwestern state including children whose families received HBDR services following an allegation of maltreatment, this study compared families who received HBDR services (n = 4,079) to families that were investigated but did not receive HBDR services (n = 4,221) using two indicators of CPS recidivism (i.e., re-reports and substantiation) over a period of 4 ½ to 7 years. Keywords: Home-based postinvestigation services; Child protective services; Child welfare prevention; Service engagement; Child welfare recidivism; Alternative response AKA differential response (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:157:y:2024:i:c:s0190740923005984 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107402 Access Statistics for this article Children and Youth Services Review is currently edited by Duncan Lindsey More articles in Children and Youth Services Review from Elsevier |
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