TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of children with disabilities in the child welfare system and out of home placement
T2 - An examination of administrative records
AU - Lightfoot, Elizabeth
AU - Hill, Katharine
AU - LaLiberte, Traci
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - This article explores the prevalence and characteristics of children with disabilities within the child welfare system using administrative data from the State of Minnesota. This study finds that more than a fifth (22%) of children with substantiated maltreatment are labeled in administrative records as having a disability, and more than one quarter of children (27.9%) over age five. The most common type of disability among children with substantiated maltreatment was emotional disturbance, while other common disabilities included intellectual and developmental disabilities and learning disabilities. Using logistic regression, this study finds that children with substantiated maltreatment with disabilities were about two times more likely to be in out of home placement than children with substantiated maltreatment without disabilities.
AB - This article explores the prevalence and characteristics of children with disabilities within the child welfare system using administrative data from the State of Minnesota. This study finds that more than a fifth (22%) of children with substantiated maltreatment are labeled in administrative records as having a disability, and more than one quarter of children (27.9%) over age five. The most common type of disability among children with substantiated maltreatment was emotional disturbance, while other common disabilities included intellectual and developmental disabilities and learning disabilities. Using logistic regression, this study finds that children with substantiated maltreatment with disabilities were about two times more likely to be in out of home placement than children with substantiated maltreatment without disabilities.
KW - Child maltreatment
KW - Child protection
KW - Child welfare
KW - Children with disabilities
KW - Foster care
KW - Out of home placement
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U2 - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.02.019
DO - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.02.019
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80053436352
SN - 0190-7409
VL - 33
SP - 2069
EP - 2075
JO - Children and Youth Services Review
JF - Children and Youth Services Review
IS - 11
ER -
