Publication year: 2011
Source: Children and Youth Services Review, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 January 2011
Jane Marie, Marshall , Hui, Huang , Joseph P., Ryan
Much of the empirical literature on intergenerational child maltreatment focuses on the mechanisms that explain how maltreatment is transmitted across generations. Few studies have examined child protective services outcomes associated with intergenerational families. The current study addresses this gap in the literature. This study compares 1,196 caregivers, most of whom are single African American females, and 2,143 children from first and second generation child welfare-involved families. All families have a history of substance abuse. We sought to understand how first and second generation families differ with regard to social and economic status indicators, as well as whether intergenerational child welfare…
Research Highlights: ►This study compares 1,196 caregivers and 2,143 children from first and second generation child welfare-involved families. ►Second generation families experience significantly more risk factors at the time of case opening. ►Second generation families are half as likely to be reunified as compared with first generation families. ►The singular effects of generation status disappeared, however, once the interaction between mental health diagnosis and second generation status was entered into the model.