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Why does child maltreatment occur? Caregiver perspectives and analyses of neighborhood structural factors across twenty years
- Authors:
- GROSS-MANOS Daphna, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 99, 2019, pp.138-145.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Research on caregivers' views of factors that contribute to child maltreatment and analyses of neighbourhood structural factors offer opportunities for enhancing prevention and intervention efforts. This study compared explanations of the factors that contribute to child maltreatment in a neighbourhood-based sample of adult caregivers at two-time points: 1995–1996 and 2014–2015 along with analyses of neighbourhood structural conditions during the same period. The study sample consisted of two cross-sectional subsamples: 400 adult caregivers in 20 census tracts in Cleveland, Ohio from a 1995–1996 study, and 400 adult caregivers of the same 20 census tracts surveyed in 2014–2015. At each time point, residents were asked to rate how much each of 13 factors contributes to child abuse and neglect. Median regression analyses adjusted for individual and neighbourhood characteristics showed that “lack of religion” decreased somewhat in importance over time, while that of “single parents” increased slightly. Otherwise, there was substantial consistency in caregivers' perceptions of factors contributing to maltreatment over the two study points. In terms of overall ranking, at each time point the most important contributors to child maltreatment were “drugs,” “alcohol,” and “psychological or emotional problems,” while the least important were “divorce,” “single parents,” and “lack of religion.” Differences in ratings of contributing factors were associated with individual and neighbourhood characteristics, most consistently by participant race and age and by neighbourhood maltreatment investigation rate. Despite these differences, for any maltreatment prevention or intervention effort using or planning to use maltreatment etiology in some way in its activities, etiology seems to represent a fairly stable platform for programming.
The Scottish Health Survey topic report: mental health and wellbeing
- Authors:
- WILSON Michael, et al
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 76
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report explores factors associated with mental wellbeing and mental health among adults in Scotland using data from the Scottish Health Survey (SHeS). Analyses are based on survey years 2012 to 2013 and include participants aged 16 years and older. The factors included in the analyses include socio-demographic, health behaviours and conditions. The report presents an analysis of factors significantly associated with low mental wellbeing among adults, indicated by WEMWBS scores, and an analysis of factors associated with adults who display signs of the presence of a possible psychiatric disorder, indicated by scores of four or higher on the GHQ12 scale. The factors found to be most strongly associated with poor mental health and wellbeing were economic activity, in particular the group of adults who are permanently unable to work, and a range of health-related behaviours such as physical inactivity and excessive alcohol consumption. Adults who provide unpaid care for 35 hours or more per week were also shown to have low mental wellbeing compared to those who are not in a caring role, or those who provide fewer hours of care each week. For other demographic characteristics, such as area deprivation, a weaker relationship with mental wellbeing was observed after controlling for additional factors. (Edited publisher abstract)
Substance misuse, mental health problems and recurrent child maltreatment
- Authors:
- LASLETT Anne-Marie L., ROOM Robin, DIETZE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Dual Diagnosis, 7(1), 2014, pp.15-23.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine whether the diagnosis of both carers’ mental health problems and substance misuse increase the likelihood of recurrent child maltreatment over and above the individual effects of these factors. Design/methodology/approach: Retrospective secondary data analysis of 29,455 children where child maltreatment was confirmed in the Victorian child protection system between 2001 and 2005. Recorded mental health, alcohol misuse and other drug misuse variables were entered into multivariate logistic regression models predicting repeated child maltreatment. Interactions and a range of other child, carer and socio-economic factors were included in these models. Findings – Carer alcohol misuse, other drug misuse and mental ill health all independently predicted recurrent child maltreatment. The presence of both other drug misuse and mental ill health increased the likelihood that recurrent child abuse was recorded over the likelihood that mental health alone predicted recurrent child maltreatment, and while alcohol misuse had an effect when there was no mental health condition recorded it did not have an additional effect when there was evidence of mental health problems. Research limitations/implications: Children in families where there is both mental health problems and other drug use problems are at greater risk of repeated maltreatment than where there is evidence of mental health problems or other drug use alone. Where there was evidence of carer mental health problems, alcohol misuse did not add to this likelihood. However, the effect of mental health and other drug use was similar in size to the effect of alcohol misuse alone. Originality/value: These findings add to understandings of the effects of co-occurring mental health problems and substance misuse on recurrent child maltreatment and differentiate between cases that involve alcohol and other drug misuse. (Publisher abstract)
Sheltered housing and the resettlement of older homeless people
- Author:
- BLOOD Imogen
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 48p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The main aims of this research were to identify the extent to which sheltered accommodation is already providing support and accommodation to older people with histories of homelessness and needs that are not traditionally associated with older people. It considered with sheltered scheme managers and their managers some of the issues raised by integrating these groups into mainstream provision and explored workers’ perceptions of the factors that seem to influence the success of these tenancies so that recommendations for future service development can be made.
Community care: getting help in Leeds; a brief guide to some of the different sorts of help you can get from the caring services in Leeds
- Author:
- LEEDS. Social Services Department
- Publisher:
- Leeds. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Short guide to community care services provided by Leeds City Council.
Influence of caregiver substance dependence and serious mental illness on children’s mental health: moderating effects of social support
- Authors:
- MILLER Keva M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 31(5), 2014, pp.435-454.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This study examined the relationships between caregiver alcohol dependence, drug dependence, and serious mental illness and internalising and externalising behaviours and whether these risks were moderated by social support. The study included 3,225 children ages 2–17 and their current caregivers, who participated in the second cohort of the National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-Being. Regression analysis indicated that caregiver alcohol dependence, serious mental illness, and social support were significantly associated with internalising behaviours and caregiver serious mental illness and social support were significantly associated with externalising behaviours. Results indicated that social support moderated the associations between caregiver alcohol dependence and internalising and caregiver drug dependence and externalising behaviours. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
Community care: findings from Department of Health funded research 1988-1992
- Editor:
- ROBBINS Diana
- Publisher:
- HMSO/Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 413p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains 6 chapters: managing and delivering services; elderly people; informal care and carers; mental health; learning disabilities; and physical disabilities and sensory impairment. Also contains a section on HIV/AIDS and substance misuse.
Good practice in risk assessment and risk management 2: protection, rights and responsibilities
- Editors:
- KEMSHALL Hazel, PRITCHARD Jacki
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 327p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains chapters on: improving judgment and appreciating biases within the risk assessment process; assessing gay and lesbian carers; making family placements - working with risks and building on strengths; risk in adoption and fostering; attempting to manage risk in children's homes; vulnerable people taking risks - older people and residential care; citizenship, personal development and the management of risk for people with learning difficulties; young people and drug use; the effects and risks of alcohol for individuals; homelessness and mental health; risk, residential services and people with mental health problems; community care, homicide inquiries and risk assessment; risk and prison suicide; teenage suicide and self-harm; issues in risk assessment in parole; rights versus risks when working with prisoners; risk, domestic violence and probation practice; throughcare practice, risk and contact with victims; and the role and responsibilities of middle managers.