Child protective intervention in the context of welfare reform: The effects of work and welfare on maltreatment reports

Kristen Shook Slack, Jane L. Holl, Bong Joo Lee, Marla McDaniel, Lisa Altenbernd and Amy Bush Stevens
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Kristen Shook Slack: School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Postal: School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bong Joo Lee: Department of Social Welfare, Seoul National University, Postal: Department of Social Welfare, Seoul National University
Marla McDaniel: Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Postal: Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University
Lisa Altenbernd: Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Postal: Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University
Amy Bush Stevens: Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Postal: Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2003, vol. 22, issue 4, 517-536

Abstract: Recent changes in welfare policy have produced changes in parental work and welfare receipt. These factors are assessed in relation to investigated reports of child abuse and neglect using survey data on 1998 welfare recipients in nine Illinois counties, in conjunction with longitudinal administrative data on cash welfare benefits, employment, and child abuse and neglect reports. Trend analyses show that rates of child maltreatment reports among welfare recipients have risen since the passage of PRWORA in 1996. Findings from multivariate analyses indicate that parental employment has a protective effect on reports to child protection systems (CPS), that this effect is greatest when combined with welfare receipt, and that this effect becomes stronger over time. Those who receive welfare in the absence of employment face a significantly greater risk of CPS involvement, even compared with those who neither work nor receive welfare. © 2003 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1002/pam.10152

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