Briefs
Disentangling Neglect from Poverty
June 2022
The U.S. spends over $29 billion each year to identify and protect victims of child abuse and neglect through various Child ProtectiveServices (CPS) processes and programs. Isolated allegations of child neglect (without concurrent abuse allegations) account for 60% of substantiated CPS allegations (confirmed as true). About 61% of foster care placements involve neglect (alone or in combination with other factors). Yet, widespread confusion and misinformation about child neglect and its impacts have hindered effective policy development.
Download PDF (595k)Ensuring Services for Victims of Crime: Penalty Financing and Local Coordination
March 2021
Download PDF (369k)State level Expunction Brief - CMSN
February 2020
Download PDF (222k)Collaborative Efforts for the Prevention of Family Violence Brief
November 2019
Download PDF (212k)Questioning Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Brief
October 2019
The challenges of dealing with the influx of immigrant children at the United States’ borders are profound. Approximately 5,000 to 10,000 unaccompanied children, including many young adolescents, arrive each month at the southwestern border.1 To determine whether these children will be given safe haven in the United States, authorities question them about their origins and family background, traveling companions, decision-making competency, history of abuse and violence exposure, and risk of being smuggled and trafficked. In this context, children are at significant risk of reporting their experiences incompletely or inaccurately, which can affect life-altering decisions about their immigration status. Decades of scientific research have demonstrated how to interview children to obtain accurate and complete reports of their experiences, competencies, and attitudes. This evidence highlights the critical need for clear protocols regarding when and how children should be interviewed, including how questions should be phrased. Research also points to the necessity for extensive training of professionals who conduct the interviews.
Download PDF (95k)Quality Implementation of Trauma Informed Care Brief
August 2019
Download PDF (177k)Child Welfare & Research in Tribal Communities Brief
July 2019
Download PDF (172k)Modernizing Child and Family Services Information Systems Brief
July 2019
Download PDF (153k)Supporting Adoption Permanency Brief
July 2019
Download PDF (188k)Child Trauma/Trauma Informed Care Brief
June 2019
Download PDF (169k)Pennsylvania Child Welfare Caseworker Time Use Study
May 2019
Download PDFPlans of Safe Care: Effective Implementation in the US Brief
March 2019
Download PDF (188k)Preventing Child Maltreatment through Coodinated, Community-based Strategies Brief
December 2018
Download PDF (309k)Preventing Human Trafficking Brief
September 2018
Awareness about human trafficking and the factors that make individuals and communities vulnerable has increased, but prevention efforts designed to proactively address known risk factors are lacking.
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