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Preventing child protective services system involvement by asking families what they need: Findings from a multi-site RCT of the community response program (CRP)

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  • Slack, Kristen S.
  • Berger, Lawrence M.
  • Reilly, Aaron
  • Reynders, Rachel
  • Cai, Julie Y.

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In the mid-2000s, the Wisconsin Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board developed an intervention called the Community Response Program (CRP), intended to fill an important gap in the continuum of services to address child maltreatment. Specifically, families reported to child protective services (CPS) for alleged child maltreatment, but diverted (i.e., their cases were screened out at the hotline call stage or closed following an investigation), were offered voluntary case management services tailored to each family’s unique circumstances and self-determined needs. The goal of CRP was to significantly reduce future contacts with the child welfare system within this population.

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  • Slack, Kristen S. & Berger, Lawrence M. & Reilly, Aaron & Reynders, Rachel & Cai, Julie Y., 2022. "Preventing child protective services system involvement by asking families what they need: Findings from a multi-site RCT of the community response program (CRP)," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 141(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:141:y:2022:i:c:s0190740922002055
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106569
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