TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Exploring state level factors associated with short-stays in child welfare: the role of systemic risk and surveillance
JO  - Child maltreatment
A1  - Greenfield, Brett
A1  - Zhang, Liwei
A1  - Simmel, Cassandra
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Growing attention has been directed toward children who are placed in out-of-home care by child welfare authorities for less than 30 days, deemed "short-stayers". This exploratory study uses multiple national child welfare and population data sources to identify macro level factors associated with short-stays. Two-level logistic regression modeling was conducted to explore how state-level factors were associated with risk of short-stays. Factors associated with lower odds of short-stays included living in a state with a centralized child welfare reporting structure and with greater food insecurity. Factors associated with greater odds included living in a state with a higher percentage of the state's population enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and states with more police per capita. Multiple state level factors were associated short-stay risk, which suggests broader systemic factors contribute to these brief removals. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest greater surveillance by police and social services increases risk of short-stays, which likely have implications for child welfare policy and practice.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-5595
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10775595221104826
ID  - ref1
ER  -