Need for and access to supportive services in the child welfare system

被引：24

作者：

Freisthler B. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Social Welfare, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, 3250 Public Affairs Building

来源：

GeoJournal | 2013年 / 78卷 / 03期

关键词：

Child welfare; Foster care; Point process models; Service availability; Spatial regression;

D O I：

10.1007/s10708-011-9426-6

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摘要：

The purpose of this paper is to examine how geographical availability of social services is related to foster care entry rates and referrals for child maltreatment investigations. The primary concerns are to (1) determine locations across Los Angeles County where the availability of social services is low but display a high need for those services and (2) begin to examine how the geographic distribution of social services is related to rates of referrals and foster care entries in child maltreatment. Archival data for all 288 zip codes within Los Angeles County were collected on rates of referrals, foster care entries, location and types of social service agencies, and zip code demographics. Data were analyzed using point process models and spatial regressions. Higher densities of child welfare services in local areas (for referrals) and lagged areas (for referrals and foster care entries) were related to lower rates of child maltreatment. The density of housing and housing-related services was negatively related to referrals in local areas and foster care entry rates in lagged areas. Areas with higher densities of substance abuse and domestic violence service agencies had significantly higher rates of both Child Protective Services referrals and entries into foster care in local areas. While the total density of child welfare services within and surrounding zip code areas is related to lower rates of referrals and foster care entries, the findings are less clear about what those specific services are. Living in and around resource rich" zip codes may reduce rates of child maltreatment. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V."

引用

页码：429 / 441

页数：12

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