Mandated reporting/child welfare
Mandated reporters’ experiences with reporting child maltreatment: a meta- synthesis of qualitative studies
To systematically search for research about the
effectiveness of mandatory reporting of child maltreatment and to synthesize qualitative research that explores mandated reporters’ (MRs) experiences with reporting.
The Hidden Cost of Foster-Care: New Evidence on the Inter-Generational Transmission of Foster-Care Experiences
Results show that, while children of foster-care alumni are seven to ten times more likely than other children to experience foster-care, this overrepresentation is halved when we control for parental resources.
Examining mental health service use across intergenerational patterns of child protection system contact: A case for cross-sector supports
The significant overlaps between Mental Health (MH) and CPS contact suggest a need for ongoing research, and integrated consideration of MH and family risks and needs in both systems, to support positive intergenerational outcomes.
Time to Make a Call? The Ethics of Mandatory Reporting
Over 50 years ago, the first U.S. laws were passed regarding the mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse and neglect. During the ensuing decades, other laws have emerged that delineate the role of the physician in protecting his or her patients as well as the public.
The Overlaps between Intergenerational (Dis)Continuity of Child Protection Services Involvement and Mental Illness Diagnoses from Hospital Admissions
Our findings underline the need for early access to mental health supports for families involved with the child protection system, which could help prevent the cycle of maltreatment.
Mandatory Reporting “will Paralyze People” or “Without it, People Would not Report”: Understanding Perspectives from Within the Child Protection System
Overall, we found much disagreement on mandatory reporting both within and across the two systems. Some participants identified that mandatory reporting could prevent communities from intervening, damage therapeutic relationships, and be overly intrusive to families. Others thought mandatory reporting was a meaningful way to increase the identification of maltreated children and reduce the burden on individuals and systems outside of child protection.
Differential Response and the Reduction of Child MaltreatmenT and Foster Care Services Utilization in the U.S. From 2004 to 2017
Using a quasi-experimental study design with data drawn from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, we found states with DR programs had approximately 19% fewer substantiated reports, 25% fewer children substantiated for neglect, and a 17% reduction in foster care services utilization when compared to states without DR programs. We nd these estimates to be robust to the opioid epidemic and incarceration rates.
“Unfortunately what’s right isn’t always what’s best”: Exploring teacher and school staff experiences witH mandated reporting
The current study utilizes reflexive thematic analysis to explore how school personnel identify and respond to suspected abuse. Analysis of interviews with 14 school personnel who made reports resulted in three themes.
Commentary on decision-making and judgments in child maltreatment prevention and response
This issue of Child Abuse and Neglect is one of many steps that we believe are needed in order to keep the issue of decision-making an active part of the child protection research agenda, and part of the development of an important sub-field in the broader research being done in the field of child welfare.