Child Maltreatment

  Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives  Assessing Their Implications for the Child Welfare Field and for Federal Child Welfare Programs Assessing Site Readiness: Considerations about Transitioning to a Privatized Child Welfare System Topical Paper #1 September 2007

This report describes the most common problems that maltreated infants and toddlers experience and highlights the benefits of early interventions for this population. In so doing, child welfare personnel and policymakers who are responsible for assessing, referring, and advocating for maltreated children can make more informed decisions. The report is divided into two parts.

Contents Methodology Description of Nonresident Fathers of Foster Children Findings on Identifying Nonresident Fathers Findings on Locating and Contacting Nonresident Fathers Findings on Father Involvement

Most children who are subjects of a report of maltreatment to the State or local child protective services (CPS) agency are involved just once with CPS during their lives. Other children are referred more than once and their referrals result in repeated investigations or assessments (rereporting). Some of these children are found to have been revictimized (recurrence).

Child protective services (CPS) agencies face a large volume of reports, increasingly complex cases, and strained resources. Because of their belief that many CPS reports do not require a traditional investigative response, some States have developed practices and policies to differentiate how cases are handled.

Contents What are the characteristics of male perpetrators of child maltreatment? What specific patterns of child maltreatment are associated with male perpetrators? What outcomes are associated with male perpetrators of child maltreatment? How does th

Contents Background Criminal Laws Reporting Requirements Implications for Program Staff and Policy Makers Structure of Report