Are increased worker caseloads in state child protective service agencies a potential explanation for the decline in child sexual abuse?. A multilevel analysis

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 367-375

  Almeida, Joanna ^a   Cohen, Amy P ^a   Subramanian, S V ^a   Molnar, Beth E ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child protective service agencies; Child sexual abuse; Decline; Worker caseload size

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD SAFETY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41449087034     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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