Children in immigrant families are often considered at increased risk of maltreatment due to
the stress and pressure experienced by the family resulting from immigration and
acculturation. Yet, despite the rapid growth of the immigrant population over the last twenty
years, particularly among Latinos, little is known about the prevalence of Latino immigrant
families involved in the child welfare system, their characteristics, or the risk factors
associated with maltreatment in these families, and how these factors differ from those in …