Event Title
A Multidisciplinary Lens
Location
Burnell 112
Start Time
16-5-2013 11:45 AM
End Time
16-5-2013 12:15 PM
Description
Using National Data to Compare Fatal and Non-Fatal Child Maltreatment
Dr. Emily Douglas
In 2010, 1,560 children, or 2.07 per 100,000 children in the United States died as a result of abuse or neglect. Maltreatment-related fatalities have received increasing attention in recent years, but there are still significant gaps in our knowledge of what places a child at-risk for fatal child maltreatment. This presentation will report on the results of a comparison of the child, family, and perpetrator characteristics and receipt of services among families substantiated for fatal and non-fatal child maltreatment using the 2010 National Child Abuse & Neglect Data Set. Results indicate that aside from child age, race and gender, perpetrator age, and financial and housing concerns, there were few differences between fatal and non-fatal victims. There were many more differences with regard to receipt of services. The families of fatal victims received far fewer services than non-fatal victims. Results will be discussed with regard to research and practice implications.
A Multidisciplinary Lens
Burnell 112
Using National Data to Compare Fatal and Non-Fatal Child Maltreatment
Dr. Emily Douglas
In 2010, 1,560 children, or 2.07 per 100,000 children in the United States died as a result of abuse or neglect. Maltreatment-related fatalities have received increasing attention in recent years, but there are still significant gaps in our knowledge of what places a child at-risk for fatal child maltreatment. This presentation will report on the results of a comparison of the child, family, and perpetrator characteristics and receipt of services among families substantiated for fatal and non-fatal child maltreatment using the 2010 National Child Abuse & Neglect Data Set. Results indicate that aside from child age, race and gender, perpetrator age, and financial and housing concerns, there were few differences between fatal and non-fatal victims. There were many more differences with regard to receipt of services. The families of fatal victims received far fewer services than non-fatal victims. Results will be discussed with regard to research and practice implications.