Do state child welfare policies impact the rate of reported and substantiated child maltreatment?
Learn findings from a study that examined how state-level policies can impact the number of child maltreatment reports and substantiations.
Learn findings from a study that examined how state-level policies can impact the number of child maltreatment reports and substantiations.
Learn how maltreatment reports to the hotline changed during COVID-19, and how families can be better supported at a community level.
Learn from a study that outlines how states differ in their definitions of child neglect and the impacts on children and families.
Learn about findings from a study that explores the effect that four social policies and programs can have on child poverty.
Learn about findings from a study that examines the outcomes related to having higher standards of proof for substantiation.
This appendix provides a brief summary of the research on individual parent partner programs.
Learn from a study that explores how making reports to CPS may lead to over-surveillance and trauma for families.
Review findings from an article describing how child removal decisions are based on inconsistent standards and practices among states.
Learn findings from a study that describes the relationship between police contact with families and the reporting of child maltreatment.
Explore findings from a study that looked at medical examiner data to conclude that true rates of fatal child abuse may be underreported.