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Why do adolescents become involved with the child welfare system? Exploring risk factors that affect young adolescents

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An exploratory study that investigated the circumstances of adolescents' involvement with the child welfare system was conducted. Using data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being, a cluster analysis was performed on 831 youths, aged 11-16Â years old, who were reported to child welfare authorities for abuse and/or neglect. The aims of the study were to identify how precipitating risk factors affecting caregivers and youth clustered together, and then to explore what demographic and maltreatment-related factors distinguished these clusters. The results show that three clusters exist, each characterized by distinct sets of either parental or youth risk factors, or an absence of these risk elements all together. In addition, each cluster was also characterized by distinct types of maltreatment. Reports of neglect corresponded to the cluster that evidenced high rates of caregiver risk factors, while rates of physical abuse accompanied the cluster that displayed high rates of youth behavior problems. The issues surrounding developing or enhancing specific intervention strategies for young adolescents at jeopardy for involvement with child welfare are discussed.

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  • Simmel, Cassandra, 2010. "Why do adolescents become involved with the child welfare system? Exploring risk factors that affect young adolescents," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(12), pages 1831-1836, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:32:y:2010:i:12:p:1831-1836
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    1. King, Bryn & Fallon, Barbara & Filippelli, Joanne & Black, Tara & O'Connor, Carolyn, 2018. "Troubled teens and challenged caregivers: Characteristics associated with the decision to provide child welfare services to adolescents in Ontario, Canada," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 87(C), pages 205-215.
    2. King, Bryn & Black, Tara & Fallon, Barbara & Lung, Yu, 2021. "The role of risk in child welfare decision-making: A prospective cohort examination of families transferred to ongoing child protection services after an investigation," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 125(C).
    3. Trine Staer, 2016. "Risk and Marginalization in the Norwegian Welfare Society: a National Cohort Study of Child Welfare Involvement," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 9(2), pages 445-470, June.
    4. Simmel, Cassandra, 2012. "Highlighting adolescents' involvement with the child welfare system: A review of recent trends, policy developments, and related research," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 34(7), pages 1197-1207.
    5. Izakian, Hesam & Russell, Matthew Joseph & Zwicker, Jennifer & Cui, Xinjie & Tough, Suzanne, 2019. "Trajectory of service use among Albertan youth with complex service need," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 100(C), pages 229-238.
    6. Perry, Kristin J. & Price, Joseph M., 2018. "Concurrent child history and contextual predictors of children's internalizing and externalizing behavior problems in foster care," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 84(C), pages 125-136.

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