Characteristics of Neighborhoods Where Emergency Medical Services Encounter Children at Risk for Maltreatment
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DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2019.1573940
Abstract: Abstract Objective: The objective of this study was to determine if neighborhood rates of pediatric Emergency Medical Services (EMS) encounters correlate with rates of child maltreatment reporting and if there are neighborhood-level risk factors for… read more here.
Keywords: study; maltreatment reports; emergency; children maltreatment ... See more keywords
Prenatal Substance Use Policies And Infant Maltreatment Reports.
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DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01755
Abstract: We studied the effect of state punitive and supportive prenatal substance use policies on reports of infant maltreatment to child protection agencies. Punitive policies criminalize prenatal substance use or define it as child maltreatment, whereas… read more here.
Keywords: maltreatment reports; prenatal substance; substance use; infant maltreatment ... See more keywords