COVID-19 and Child Welfare: Using Data to Understand Trends in Maltreatment and Response. Issue Brief

Autor/inn/en	Weiner, Dana; Heaton, Leanne; Stiehl, Mike; Chor, Brian; Kim, Kiljoong; Heisler, Kurt; Foltz, Richard; Farrell, Amber
Institution	Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
Titel	COVID-19 and Child Welfare: Using Data to Understand Trends in Maltreatment and Response. Issue Brief
Quelle	(2020), (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Disease Control; School Closing; Child Abuse; Child Welfare; At Risk Students; Poverty; Low Income Groups; Child Neglect; Stress Variables; Disclosure; Prevention; Economic Factors; Foster Care; Child Caregivers; Allied Health Personnel; Police; School Personnel; Teachers; Caseworkers; Social Work; Unemployment; Employment Level + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Kindeswohl; Armut; Kindesvernachlässigung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Pflegehilfe; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Kinderbetreuung; Schulpersonal; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Soziale Arbeit; Arbeitslosigkeit; Beschäftigungsgrad
Abstract	Since March 2020, states across the country have taken extreme measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Stay-at-home orders and deteriorating economic conditions have placed families under stress, while children home from school have diminished exposure to adults who might detect and report abuse and neglect. There are concerns that these circumstances could heighten the risk of undetected maltreatment, and that an eventual return to school will result in a deluge of child maltreatment reports that could overwhelm child welfare systems. Research shows that large-scale economic crises can lead to financial loss, stress, and general hardship, which are risk factors for child maltreatment (Brooks-Gunn et al., 2013). Families experiencing poverty and economic insecurity have higher rates of child abuse and neglect (Boyer & Halbrook, 2011); county-level research corroborates this correlation (Courtney et al., 2005). At the same time, COVID-19-related closures have reduced the opportunities for mandated reporters (e.g., teachers, day care providers, mental health professionals, doctors) to observe children. This brief summarizes efforts to respond to these concerns and provide empirical guidance to child welfare system leaders. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. 1313 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637. Tel: 773-753-5900; Fax: 773-753-5940; Web site: http://www.chapinhall.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01