Research-To-Practice Brief

COVID-19 and Child Welfare: Using Data to Understand Trends in Maltreatment and Response

This issue brief provides guidance to understand the shifts in detecting and responding to child maltreatment that have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. The brief states that child maltreatment categories should distinguish between cases tied to poverty-related neglect and those that are a result of child endangerment or abuse. The issue brief highlights community-based supports that are available and ways to leverage technology to improve access to these supports by affected families. The brief also provides guidance on enhancing child maltreatment reporting.
Source
Partner Resources
Topics/Subtopics
Child Welfare
Publication Date
2020-09-01
Section/Feed Type
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