RE: some cps/child welfare questions

["Cannova, Carmela, CAS" <Carmela.Cannova@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I found an excellent article on Prevent Child Abuse America titled Total
Estimated Cost of Child abuse and Neglect in the United States.
I would be interested in the information you pull together for this.

Carmela Cannova
Resource Development Director
Johnson County CASA
913-715-4035

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Gaudin [mailto:jgaudin@arches.uga.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 1:29 PM
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
Subject: Re: some cps/child welfare questions

Cf:  National Clearinghouse on CAN publication:    "Prevention Pays: The
Cost of
Not Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect" - 6 pp.

adeline/murray levine wrote:

> On 2/13/02 4:02 PM, "Alison Gibbons" <agibbons@childtrends.org> wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
> In NY State, about 70% of cases that reach the local CPS for investigation
> are unfounded. As you might expect, these files are usually quite thin.
The
> case file shows very little effort to provide any kind of service during
the
> 60 day investigation period.  Of the 30% that are substantiated, about
half
> are closed out immediately upon substantiation (family moved, child sent
to
> relative out of state, family already in treatment; family resists
treatment
> and case isn't strong etc.). These cases show a little more helping
> activity, but not a lot.  The remainder are kept open, and many of these
are
> referred to court for adjudication. If you are interested, I will try to
> locate the paper we published (with my colleague Howard Doueck and some
> graduate students. Let me know if you would like the reference. Murray
> Levine
>
> .