National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement Teleconference Program THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2006 Rereporting and Recurrence Data: Implications for Strategies John D. Fluke Walter R. McDonald & Associates, Inc.
Survival Analysis Plot for 2002 CM Data: Recurrence During a 12 Month Period, Over 75% Recurred Within 6 Months (n = 210,641 – 26 States)
Maltreatment Factors
Post-Investigation Service and Recurrence
Slide 5April 6, 2006 Child Maltreatment 2004: Overall Recurrence Trends Percent Recurrence in 6 Months Number of States National Average Number of States Meeting Standard* Percent of States Meeting Standard *National Standard is 6.1%
6 Month Recurrence Findings Over Time: Comparisons of Interest Year * *2004* Number of Children 142,72697,406186,220196,774146,509161,721 States Rate of Recurrence in 6 Months for These States 7.4%7.9%7.6%7.1%6.9% Risk Ratios Prior Victim Neglect/Medical Neglect Post-Investigation Services Child Disability Father Only Perpetrator *Does not include California
Slide 7April 6, 2006 Percentage of Children with Subsequent Reports Over Time (nine States) (R-R ) (R-V ) (V-V )
Slide 8April 6, 2006 Subsequent Events Within Three Years: Pattern Diagram for Children Reported N=803,320 (Nine States)
Slide 9April 6, 2006 Single Event Rereporting (R-R)
Slide 10April 6, 2006 Factors Associated with Increased Risk of Rereporting (R-R) Two year follow-up (N= 495,900, eight States) Reporting Source (Social Services)Caretaker Non-Professional and Other Sources1.14Alcohol1.12 ChildrenCPS Younger (decreases from 2 to 18) Initial Victim1.11 Female1.31Services1.35 White (rc African American)1.19Placement2.18 Multi Race (rc African American)1.53Interaction Disabled1.47Victim and Service0.93 Victim and Placement0.35
Slide 11April 6, 2006 Interaction of Services and Victimization for Rereporting
Slide 12April 6, 2006 Single Event Recurrence (V-V)
Slide 13April 6, 2006 Factors Associated with Increased Risk of Subsequent Victimization (V-V) Five year follow-up (N= 190,552 eight States) Reporting SourceMaltreatment Day Care and Foster Care Providers1.53Initial Neglect1.35 Non-Professional and Other Sources 1.27Other Abuse Only1.20 ChildrenCaretaker Younger (decreases from 1 to 18) Alcohol (trend)1.12 White (rc African American, trend)1.11CPS Native American (rc African American) 1.53Services1.57 Placement0.88