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SUBMITTER: Font SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4549227 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Font Sarah A SA Maguire-Jack Kathryn K
Child abuse & neglect 20150225
Decision-making in the child protection system is influenced by multiple factors; agency and geographic contexts, caseworker attributes, and families' unique circumstances all likely play a role. In this study, we use the second cohort of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being to explore how these factors are associated with two key case decisions-substantiation and removal to out-of-home care. Analyses are conducted using weighted hierarchical linear models. We find that substan ...[more]