Background Section 47 of the Children Act 1989 places a duty on local authorities to make
enquiries where it is suspected that a child is suffering, or is likely to suffer, significant harm …

Evidence linking alcohol and other drug abuse with child maltreatment, particularly neglect,
is strong. But does substance abuse cause maltreatment? According to Mark Testa and …

In an era in which child protective service agencies face increased demands on their time
and in an environment of stable or shrinking resources, great interest exists in improving risk …

This article provides an overview of the context in which decisions about risk are made in
child welfare including personal, task, and environmental factors that may contribute to …

This study examines the concordance between adolescent reports of abuse and abuse
determinations from Child Protective Service (CPS) agencies. It also compares the utility of …

A new systemic approach to investigating child abuse deaths is proposed, drawing on the
lessons learned in engineering. Investigations have traditionally taken the approach of …

The assessment of risk is a critical part of child welfare agency practice. This review of the
research literature on different instruments for assessing risk and safety in child welfare …

In order to further research on decision-making in social work, a richer theoretical
underpinning of models of decision-making is required. There has been significant …

En este artículo se analizan los niveles de estrés asociados al rol parental y las estrategias
para hacerle frente en una muestra de 109 madres de familias con un expediente de riesgo …

OBJECTIVE: Our goal is to assess the effect of caregiver vulnerabilities, singly and in
combination, on the substantiation of child abuse (physical, sexual) and neglect, while …