Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities and Child Maltreatment in Substance Abusing Families, 1991
This study examined the incidence of maltreatment among children with cognitive, physical, emotional, or learning disabilities, with a focus on the relationship between disability and experiences of abuse or neglect, alongside exploring the prevalence of child maltreatment in substance abuse families. The data were collected from 35 Child Protective Services (CPS) agencies in the United States of America, which provided information on all cases of substantiated maltreatment. The data were drawn from over 1,200 substantiated maltreatment incidents, involving approximately 1,800 children. Initial data collection occurred over a 4- to 6-week period in 1991, capturing all substantiated cases during that time, followed by a second round of data collection approximately 90 days after each case was confirmed.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,834 (participants)
Age at first data collection
< 18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The population of child maltreatment cases substantiated by Child Protective Services (CPS) in the United States of America.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1991
Primary Institutions
James Bell Associates
Westat
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Census data
- Education data
- Social care data
- Tax, income & benefit data
Engagement
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