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Are Home Evictions Associated with Child Welfare System Involvement? Empirical Evidence from National Eviction Records and Child Protective Services Data

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  • Alternative Title:
    Child Maltreat
  • Personal Author:
    Tang, Shichao ORCID ICON IMG ; Bowen, Daniel A ; Chadwick, Laura ; Madden, Emily ; Ghertner, Robin
  • Description:
    This study aimed to understand the relationship between home eviction and child welfare system involvement at the county level. Using administrative data, we examined associations of home eviction and eviction filing rates with child abuse and neglect (CAN) reports and foster care entries. We found one additional eviction per 100 renter-occupied homes in a county was associated with a 1.3% increase in the rate of CAN reports and a 1.6% increase in foster care entries. The association between eviction and foster care entries was strongest among Hispanic children with an 8.1% increase. Assisting parents in providing stable housing may reduce the risk of child welfare system involvement, including out-of-home child placement. Primary and secondary prevention strategies could include housing assistance, increasing access to affordable and safe housing, as well as providing economic support for families (e.g., tax credits, childcare subsidies) that reduce parental financial burden to access stable housing.
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  • Source:
    Child Maltreat. 29(1):66-81
  • Pubmed ID:
    36112918
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMC10178375
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Funding:
    CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
  • Volume:
    29
  • Issue:
    1
  • Download URL:
    https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/128478/cdc_128478_DS1.pdf
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    CDC Public Access
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    urn:sha-512:c30d768611028700c2cacb9a568336c9a80a71e14b345c12b7fcc6658e62d632324340d84abd9d7426d0ec141ee9553d1d07fd20ddc123c178f23a8cef909aab
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