{"id":31921,"date":"2021-08-11T17:49:32","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T17:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caseyfamilyv2.wpengine.com\/policy-and-practice-impacts-2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T22:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T22:58:09","slug":"impactos-de-las-politicas-y-practicas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/es\/policy-and-practice-impacts\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfInfluyen las pol\u00edticas estatales de bienestar infantil en la tasa de denuncias y casos confirmados de maltrato infantil?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This summary synthesizes findings from a single research study, State child welfare policies and the measurement of child maltreatment in the United States. <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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What can we learn from this study?<\/h2>\n \n \n \n

States have tremendous discretion in child welfare policies and practices, resulting in variation across the country and, over time, within individual states. Given the traumas associated with child protective service investigations and family separation, child welfare leaders, policymakers, and other stakeholders need to understand the impacts of specific policies and practices on whether children and families ultimately come to the attention of the child protection agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Study details<\/h2>\n \n \n \n
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  • Data sources:<\/strong> National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), Child Maltreatment Reports, and State Commentary Appendix of the annual Child Maltreatment Report<\/li>\n
  • Methodology:<\/strong> Binomial models with state and year fixed-effects<\/li>\n
  • Dates:<\/strong> 2005 to 2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Citation:<\/strong> Day, E., Tach, L., & Mihalec-Adkins, B. (2021). State child welfare policies and the measurement of child maltreatment in the United States. 27(3), 411-422. Child Maltreatment<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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    What are the critical findings?<\/h2>\n \n \n \n

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    The researchers looked at eight state-level policies and practices to examine their impact on trends in the numbers of children involved in both reports and substantiated reports of maltreatment over a 14-year period. The policies and practices they examined were: data reporting; differential response; mandatory reporting; child welfare workforce; centralized intake procedures; standards of proof; the definition of child maltreatment; and public awareness campaigns.<\/p>\n

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