 Racial disparities in child maltreatment: The role of social service availabilityKathryn Maguire-Jack, Yiwen Cao and Susan Yoon Children and Youth Services Review, 2018, vol. 86, issue C, 49-55 Abstract: Using survey data collected from families in Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clinics in Franklin County, Ohio, United States, this study examines racial disparities in child maltreatment through a focus on the relationship between social services availability and child maltreatment across black and white families. In the study county, black families were more likely to live within a closer distance of poverty, mental health, and substance abuse services compared to white families. White and black families reported similar levels of neglect, but black families reported higher levels of physically abusive behaviors. Proximity to poverty services was associated with lower rates of neglect for white families, but not black families; while proximity to mental health services was associated with lower rates of neglect for black families but not white families. Proximity to substance abuse services was associated with lower rates of physical abuse for white families, but no services were associated with decreased physical abuse for black families. Keywords: Maltreatment; Racial disparities; Social services availability (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:86:y:2018:i:c:p:49-55 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.01.014 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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