Can Early Intervention Reduce Future Child Maltreatment?

Anna Aizer and Emilia Brito Rebolledo

No 33341, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: Children with a disability are 3.5 times more likely to be maltreated. Federal Early Intervention (EI) serves 426,000 children 0-3 with a disability, 3.7% of the entire population under three. EI’s objective is to support families in caring for their children’s special needs. Compared to children evaluated but ineligible for EI, children receiving EI in the first year of life are 3.3 percentage points less likely to be maltreated later in life, a decline of 45%, with smaller effects for those receiving services later. Targeting at-risk children, intervening early, and engaging with families in a cooperative manner effectively reduces future maltreatment.

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Date: 2025-01
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