Darcey H Merritt
Biographic Data
| ID | 915802 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Darcey H Merritt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Darcey H |
| FAMILY NAME | Merritt |
| SIGNATURE | MERRITT D H |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6286-1872 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 89 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Envisioning new approaches to child welfare and social care for marginalized children and families
Mandated Reporting and Child Welfare Surveillance
With increasing attention to racism embedded in child protective services (CPS) in the United States, mandated reporting laws remain entrenched in historically racist systems and policies. The potential biases of mandated reporters coupled with their failure to consider the sociopolitical and socioeconomic contexts of Black families continue to shape decisions to report and investigate families for possible child abuse and neglect. Black parents …
In memory and honor of Dr. Duncan Lindsey, founding editor of Children and Youth Services Review
Lived Experiences of Racism Among Child Welfare-Involved Parents
Family routines and child problem behaviors in fragile families
How Do Families Experience and Interact with CPS
The lived experiences of child protective services (CPS)-involved parents is rarely considered from a social justice perspective. Parents and children endure the oversight of the child welfare system in myriad ways, and these experiences usually vary based on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. This article explores how CPS interactions affect family dynamics and well-being and how family members view their experiences with CPS, including …
In Memory of Edward F. Zigler, Head Start Founder and Advocate for Poor Children
Examining the association between parenting and childhood depression among Chinese children and adolescents
Long Term Harm to Immigrant Infants and Children
Developmental Disabilities in Children Involved with Child Welfare
Using data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW), this study explores the characteristics of child welfare involvement for children (N = 639; aged 3–17.5 years) with at least one developmental disability. In addition, a central focus of this exploration was to examine respective differences in how caregivers and caseworkers initiated referrals for services for children with disabilities. The sample was divided into t…
Child welfare supervised children's participation in center-based early care and education
Correlates of optimal behavior among child welfare-involved children
Understanding the association between children's behaviors and their perceptions regarding the quality of school friendships is useful for intervention strategies focusing on the interpersonal networks of children involved with the child welfare system. Rarely are measures of the strength of peer relationships assessed as a protective factor for maltreated children in the context of understanding their behaviors. This research investigates the li…
Neighborhood racial & ethnic diversity as a predictor of child welfare system involvement
Do childhood experiences of neglect affect delinquency among child welfare involved-youth
Post-adoption service need and access
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Correlates of Children's Placement Preferences
Examining factors that influence perceptions of foster children contributes rich information to scholars studying issues concerning child well-being and successful adjustment in transitional environments. Grounded in attachment theory and social capital theory, the predicting constructs were measured as the strength of bonds between foster children and foster parents and the availability and access to resources. This research investigated the ass…
When child abuse overlaps with domestic violence
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Children's Placement Preferences Longitudinally
Perceptions of permanency from the child's perspective can aid in giving voices to children impacted by foster care, thus promoting their personal sense of empowerment. This research represents a longitudinal assessment of how children living in foster care perceive permanency; specifically, their placement preferences while living in temporary foster care. Analyses were conducted on a subset of 2,671 children from the National Survey of Child an…
Child abuse potential
Placement preferences among children living in foster or kinship care
Understanding the Ecology of Child Maltreatment
Studies examining neighborhood characteristics in relation to social problems, including child maltreatment, have proliferated in the past 25 years. This article reviews the current state of knowledge of ecological studies of child maltreatment. Taken as a whole, these 18 studies document a stable ecological relationship among neighborhood impoverishment, housing stress, and rates of child maltreatment, as well as some evidence that unemployment,…
Child abuse potential
How Do Families Experience and Interact with CPS
The lived experiences of child protective services (CPS)-involved parents is rarely considered from a social justice perspective. Parents and children endure the oversight of the child welfare system in myriad ways, and these experiences usually vary based on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. This article explores how CPS interactions affect family dynamics and well-being and how family members view their experiences with CPS, including …
Examining the association between parenting and childhood depression among Chinese children and adolescents
Neighborhood racial & ethnic diversity as a predictor of child welfare system involvement
When child abuse overlaps with domestic violence
Do childhood experiences of neglect affect delinquency among child welfare involved-youth
Post-adoption service need and access
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Children's Placement Preferences Longitudinally
Perceptions of permanency from the child's perspective can aid in giving voices to children impacted by foster care, thus promoting their personal sense of empowerment. This research represents a longitudinal assessment of how children living in foster care perceive permanency; specifically, their placement preferences while living in temporary foster care. Analyses were conducted on a subset of 2,671 children from the National Survey of Child an…
Placement preferences among children living in foster or kinship care
Developmental Disabilities in Children Involved with Child Welfare
Using data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW), this study explores the characteristics of child welfare involvement for children (N = 639; aged 3–17.5 years) with at least one developmental disability. In addition, a central focus of this exploration was to examine respective differences in how caregivers and caseworkers initiated referrals for services for children with disabilities. The sample was divided into t…
Child welfare supervised children's participation in center-based early care and education
Understanding the Ecology of Child Maltreatment
Studies examining neighborhood characteristics in relation to social problems, including child maltreatment, have proliferated in the past 25 years. This article reviews the current state of knowledge of ecological studies of child maltreatment. Taken as a whole, these 18 studies document a stable ecological relationship among neighborhood impoverishment, housing stress, and rates of child maltreatment, as well as some evidence that unemployment,…
Placement preferences among children living in foster or kinship care
Child abuse potential
When child abuse overlaps with domestic violence
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Children's Placement Preferences Longitudinally
Perceptions of permanency from the child's perspective can aid in giving voices to children impacted by foster care, thus promoting their personal sense of empowerment. This research represents a longitudinal assessment of how children living in foster care perceive permanency; specifically, their placement preferences while living in temporary foster care. Analyses were conducted on a subset of 2,671 children from the National Survey of Child an…
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Correlates of Children's Placement Preferences
Examining factors that influence perceptions of foster children contributes rich information to scholars studying issues concerning child well-being and successful adjustment in transitional environments. Grounded in attachment theory and social capital theory, the predicting constructs were measured as the strength of bonds between foster children and foster parents and the availability and access to resources. This research investigated the ass…
Post-adoption service need and access
Neighborhood racial & ethnic diversity as a predictor of child welfare system involvement
Do childhood experiences of neglect affect delinquency among child welfare involved-youth
Correlates of optimal behavior among child welfare-involved children
Understanding the association between children's behaviors and their perceptions regarding the quality of school friendships is useful for intervention strategies focusing on the interpersonal networks of children involved with the child welfare system. Rarely are measures of the strength of peer relationships assessed as a protective factor for maltreated children in the context of understanding their behaviors. This research investigates the li…
Developmental Disabilities in Children Involved with Child Welfare
Using data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW), this study explores the characteristics of child welfare involvement for children (N = 639; aged 3–17.5 years) with at least one developmental disability. In addition, a central focus of this exploration was to examine respective differences in how caregivers and caseworkers initiated referrals for services for children with disabilities. The sample was divided into t…
Child welfare supervised children's participation in center-based early care and education
Examining the association between parenting and childhood depression among Chinese children and adolescents
Long Term Harm to Immigrant Infants and Children
In Memory of Edward F. Zigler, Head Start Founder and Advocate for Poor Children
How Do Families Experience and Interact with CPS
The lived experiences of child protective services (CPS)-involved parents is rarely considered from a social justice perspective. Parents and children endure the oversight of the child welfare system in myriad ways, and these experiences usually vary based on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. This article explores how CPS interactions affect family dynamics and well-being and how family members view their experiences with CPS, including …
Lived Experiences of Racism Among Child Welfare-Involved Parents
Family routines and child problem behaviors in fragile families
Mandated Reporting and Child Welfare Surveillance
With increasing attention to racism embedded in child protective services (CPS) in the United States, mandated reporting laws remain entrenched in historically racist systems and policies. The potential biases of mandated reporters coupled with their failure to consider the sociopolitical and socioeconomic contexts of Black families continue to shape decisions to report and investigate families for possible child abuse and neglect. Black parents …
In memory and honor of Dr. Duncan Lindsey, founding editor of Children and Youth Services Review
Envisioning new approaches to child welfare and social care for marginalized children and families
Psychology (20 works) · Medicine (12 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (11 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Political science (10 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (8 works) · Foster care (6 works)