We develop empirical tools for studying discrimination in multiphase systems and apply
them to the setting of foster care placement by child protective services. Leveraging the …

Background Although children's right to participate in decisions that influence their lives is
widely recognized, it is rarely present in the assessment and decision-making processes in …

Ten percent of Black children in the US spend time in foster care—twice the rate of white
children. We estimate unwarranted disparities in foster care placement decisions, adjusting …

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, which was established in
1996 and renewed in 2005, constituted a major reform of the US welfare system. Since its …

Neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment in the UK and the USA. This article
reviews research about how child neglect is perceived by social workers. We conducted a …

Objective To assess the counts of infant maltreatment-related medical encounters at a large
medical system during a 21-month span of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Retrospective …

Objective Infants affected by prenatal alcohol and drug use are more likely to be removed
from parental custody than those in the general population, although it is unclear whether …

Concerns about child supervision are present in a large proportion of the circumstances
responded to by North American child protection systems. This paper examines different …

Background Single parent families are at higher risk of re-report to Child Protective Services
(CPS) than two-parent families. Yet, how single-family homes differ in risk from two-parent …

Approximately 18% of US children under 5 years old live in poverty, which is one of the
strongest predictors of child neglect. However, most families in poverty do not engage in …