Substance use and other factors associated with child welfare case duration
Looking beyond out of home care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12570752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin T Hall (0000-0002-0923-4554, University of Louisville Louisville Kentucky USA, corresponding author), Garrett C Hardy (University of Louisville Louisville Kentucky USA), Seana Golder (0000-0002-8987-5211, University of Louisville Louisville Kentucky USA), Ruth A Huebner (0000-0002-7378-5115, Kentucky Department of Community Based Services Frankfort Kentucky USA), Audrianna J McNeil (University of Louisville Louisville Kentucky USA), Matthew T Walton (0000-0003-1971-8306, University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky USA) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 136-146 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child & Family Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-7500 • E-ISSN: 1365-2206 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/cfs.12948 |
| OpenAlex | W4285089382 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 40 |
Little is known about factors associated with child welfare case duration. Understanding factors associated with case duration may help stakeholders make more informed decisions about funding and service allocation and improve compliance with federal law. This study had two research questions: (1) What factors are associated with child welfare case duration? And (2) Do factors differ depending on whether children were placed exclusively with parents or with others (e.g. relatives and foster care) during the case? The study sample consisted of families ( N = 874) with co‐occurring child maltreatment and substance use in one midwestern state in the United States between 2007 and 2016. Linear regression models were used to identify correlates of case duration while controlling for child placement status. Overall, having a child under 1 year of age, benzodiazepine use, methamphetamine use and injection drug use were all associated with longer case duration, whereas marijuana use with no other substance use was associated with shorter case duration. Additionally, factors associated with case duration differed based on child placement status during the case. These findings suggest important heterogeneity in families involved with child welfare services and may allow for proactive mitigation of cases at greater risk
Actuarial science · Business · Developmental psychology · Duration (music · Foster care · Political science · Psychiatry · Sample (material · Sociology · Substance abuse · Substance use · Welfare · Child Abuse and Trauma · Demography · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects · Psychology
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Factors in Length of Foster Care
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High cost child welfare cases
The role of substance use in child welfare caseloads
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The Legalization of Marijuana and Child Welfare
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |