TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Screening for economic hardship for child welfare-involved families during the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid partnership response
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Fallon, Barbara
A1  - Lefebvre, Rachael
A1  - Collin-Vézina, Delphine
A1  - Houston, Emmaline
A1  - Joh-Carnella, Nicolette
A1  - Malti, Tina
A1  - Filippelli, Joanne
A1  - Schumaker, Kate
A1  - Manel, Wendy
A1  - Kartusch, Mark
A1  - Cash, Scottye
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: Pandemics have a wide range of economic, health and social consequences related to both the spread of a disease and efforts made by government leaders to contain it which may be particularly detrimental for the child welfare-involved population. This is because child welfare agencies serve some of the highest needs children and families. A significant proportion of these families face economic hardship, and as a result of containment measures for COVID-19, more families inevitably will.   OBJECTIVE: Given the range of negative consequences related to the pandemic and the evolving supports available to families, child protection workers needed a clinical tool to guide and support work with families informed by an understanding of economic hardship. The objective of this paper is to report on the development and implementation strategy of a tool to be used for practice intervention during the pandemic.     METHODS: Action research methodology was utilized in the creation of the clinical tool. The tool's development and implementation occurred through an academic/child welfare sector partnership involving child welfare agencies representing diverse regions and populations in Ontario, Canada. Factor analysis of representative child welfare data from the Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2018 (OIS-2018) on economic hardship was used to inform the development of questions on the clinical tool.     RESULTS: The development and implementation strategy of the clinical tool are described, including the results from analyses of the OIS-2018.     CONCLUSIONS: Future directions for the project are discussed, including considerations for using this tool beyond the pandemic.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104706
ID  - ref1
ER  -