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Child care subsidy and child maltreatment

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This study examined the relationship between receipt of child care subsidies and child maltreatment investigations in a sample of low‐income mothers in Illinois. We expected that receiving child care subsidies would have a protective effect on child maltreatment risk and therefore decrease the likelihood of child protective services investigations. Using structural equation modelling, we tested the direct and indirect paths of the receipt of child care subsidies to physical abuse or neglect. We found only direct effects of receiving child care subsidies on both physical abuse and neglect investigations. The findings suggest an important protective role of child care subsidies in the lives of low‐income families.

Source: Child & Family Social Work

DOI: 10.1111/cfs.12635

Authors: Mi‐Youn Yang, Kathryn Maguire‐Jack, Kathryn Showalter, Youn Kyoung Kim, Kristen Shook Slack

Institutions: Louisiana State University, The Ohio State University, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Language: English

Topic: Child Welfare and Adoption

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: Illinois Department of Human Services, Administration for Children and Families