TY - JOUR
T1 - Predicting child protective services (CPS) involvement among low-income U.S. families with young children receiving nutritional assistance
AU - Slack, Kristen S.
AU - Font, Sarah
AU - Maguire-Jack, Kathryn
AU - Berger, Lawrence M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: The research reported in this paper was supported by the Wisconsin Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and the Child Support Research Agreement between the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families and the Institute for Research on Poverty. The authors thanks Pat Brown, Jane Smith, Lynn Wimer, Bomi Kim Hirsch, MiYoun Yang, and the IRP Datacore staff for development of the administrative data used in this report. The authors would also like to thank the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, Department of Health Services and Department of Workforce Development for the use of data for this analysis. These agencies do not certify the accuracy of the analyses presented. The authors of this article are solely responsible for the content.
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PY - 2017/10/9
Y1 - 2017/10/9
N2 - This exploratory study examines combinations of income-tested welfare benefits and earnings, as they relate to the likelihood of child maltreatment investigations among low-income families with young children participating in a nutritional assistance program in one U.S. state (Wisconsin). Using a sample of 1065 parents who received the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits in late 2010 and early 2011, we find that relying on either work in the absence of other means-tested welfare benefits, or a combination of work and welfare benefits, reduces the likelihood of CPS involvement compared to parents who rely on welfare benefits in the absence of work. Additionally, we find that housing instability increases the risk of CPS involvement in this population. The findings from this investigation may be useful to programs serving low-income families with young children, as they attempt to identify safety net resources for their clientele.
AB - This exploratory study examines combinations of income-tested welfare benefits and earnings, as they relate to the likelihood of child maltreatment investigations among low-income families with young children participating in a nutritional assistance program in one U.S. state (Wisconsin). Using a sample of 1065 parents who received the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits in late 2010 and early 2011, we find that relying on either work in the absence of other means-tested welfare benefits, or a combination of work and welfare benefits, reduces the likelihood of CPS involvement compared to parents who rely on welfare benefits in the absence of work. Additionally, we find that housing instability increases the risk of CPS involvement in this population. The findings from this investigation may be useful to programs serving low-income families with young children, as they attempt to identify safety net resources for their clientele.
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph14101197
DO - 10.3390/ijerph14101197
M3 - Article
C2 - 29019906
AN - SCOPUS:85031424077
VL - 14
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
SN - 1661-7827
IS - 10
M1 - 1197
ER -