Research from the field

Learn findings from a study that examined how low-income mothers limit their engagement with needed support services for fear of CPS report.

Learn from a study that examines the relationship between previously reported sentinel injuries and later physical abuse in infants.

Learn from a study that examines the effect that refundable Earned Income Tax Credits have on the rate of children entering foster care.

Learn the findings from a study that explored the relationship between prenatal substance exposure at birth and CPS involvement during the first year of life.

Learn the findings from a study that examined how kinship navigation services can support families and improve outcomes for children.

Learn the findings from a study that examined the use of risk assessment tools in predicting subsequent chronic neglect.

Learn from a study that explores how mandatory reporting laws may discourage survivors of intimate partner violence from seeking support.

Learn from a study that examines how requiring child support payments to child protection agencies can impact time to permanency.

Learn the findings from a study that examined the impact of a Kinship Supports Intervention (KSI).

Learn from a research study that explores whether state-level social policies impact frequency and characteristics of child protection interventions.

Learn from a study that examines the relationship between nonfatal maltreatment allegations and child fatalities in young children.

Explore findings from a study that shares how offering material supports to families is effective in reducing maltreatment.

Explore findings from a study that suggests that strategies implemented at a neighborhood-level may effectively decrease child maltreatment.

Explore findings from a report that outlines why a consistent and coordinated approach to child fatality data is necessary.

Explore findings from a study that looked at medical examiner data to conclude that true rates of fatal child abuse may be underreported.

Learn findings from a study that describes the relationship between police contact with families and the reporting of child maltreatment.

Learn from a study that explores how making reports to CPS may lead to over-surveillance and trauma for families.

Learn the findings from a study that assessed how caseworkers’ perceptions of domestic violence and parental substance use influenced the decision-making.

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.

Learn findings from a study that examined the efficacy of Universal Mandatory Reporting policies in identifying victims of physical abuse.

Learn the findings from a study that examines the effect of child care subsidies on child maltreatment.

Learn the findings from a study that examined the impact of Connecticut’s statewide home visiting program on child maltreatment.

Learn from a study that outlines how states differ in their definitions of child neglect and the impacts on children and families.

Learn how maltreatment reports to the hotline changed during COVID-19, and how families can be better supported at a community level.

Learn findings from a study that examined how state-level policies can impact the number of child maltreatment reports and substantiations.

Review findings from an article describing how child removal decisions are based on inconsistent standards and practices among states.

Findings from a research study show race-based differences in the rates of involvement in child maltreatment investigations.

Findings from a study show alternative response assignments for child neglect differ based on a family’s race and income level.