RE: some cps/child welfare questions

["Lori Friedman" <lfriedman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Alliance for Children and Families, American Public Human Services
Association and Child Welfare League of America released findings from a
preliminary study entitled:
"The Child Welfare Workforce Challenge: Results from a Preliminary Study"
last year.  You may want to check CWLA's website - I seem to recall being
able to download the study from there or you can contact any of the
following (listed in the report):

Tom Lengyel - tlengyel@alliance1.org
Gary Cyphers - gcyphers@aphsa.org
Alicia Drais - adrais@cwla.org

I believe you'll find information regarding your 3rd point.

Good luck!

Lori Friedman
Prevent Child Abuse America


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu
[mailto:owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu]On Behalf Of
Alison Gibbons
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 3:03 PM
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
Subject: some cps/child welfare questions


we are working on a research brief regarding the hidden costs of child abuse
and neglect.  there are several specific topics that i'm looking to document
with research findings:

1.  most children who are reported to child protective service agencies are
never investigated.

2.  tremendous fluctuation occurs within the child welfare system (50%
annual change in composition of children in care).

3.  similar fluctuation in caseworkers within the CPS/child welfare systems;
large caseload burdens diminish the time that caseworkers can spend with
children or assess their conditions.

i have begun a search for information at the national clearinghouse on child
abuse & neglect information website, but i thought some out there might be
able to help as well.  you can respond off-list if you wish.  thanks very
much!



Alison Gibbons
Research Analyst
Child Trends, Inc.
4301 Connecticut Ave, NW
Suite 100
202.362.5580 x165
agibbons@childtrends.org
www.childtrends.org