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Cumulative Prevalence of Confirmed Maltreatment and Foster Care Placement for US Children by Race/Ethnicity, 2011-2016.

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Yi, Y; Edwards, FR; Wildeman, C
Published in: American journal of public health
May 2020

Objectives. To estimate the cumulative prevalence of confirmed child maltreatment and foster care placement for US children and changes in prevalence between 2011 and 2016.Methods. We used synthetic cohort life tables and data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System and the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System and population counts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Results. US children's cumulative prevalence of confirmed maltreatment remained stable between 2011 and 2016 at about 11.7% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 11.6%, 11.7%) of the population and increased by roughly 11% for foster care placement from 4.8% (95% CI = 4.8%, 4.8%) to 5.3% (95% CI = 5.3%, 5.4%). American Indian/Alaska Native children experienced the largest change, an 18.0% increase in confirmed maltreatment risk from 13.4% (95% CI = 13.1%, 13.6%) to 15.8% (95% CI = 15.6%, 16.1%) and a 21% increase in foster care placement risk from 9.4% (95% CI = 9.2%, 9.6%) to 11.4% (95% CI = 11.2%, 11.6%).Conclusions. Confirmed child maltreatment and foster care placement continued to be experienced at high rates in the United States in 2012 through 2016, with especially high risks for American Indian/Alaska Native children. Rates of foster care have increased, whereas rates of confirmed maltreatment have remained stable.

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American journal of public health

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EISSN

1541-0048

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

May 2020

Volume

110

Issue

5

Start / End Page

704 / 709

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Racial Groups
  • Public Health
  • Prevalence
  • Male
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Foster Home Care
  • Female
 

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Yi, Y., Edwards, F. R., & Wildeman, C. (2020). Cumulative Prevalence of Confirmed Maltreatment and Foster Care Placement for US Children by Race/Ethnicity, 2011-2016. American Journal of Public Health, 110(5), 704–709. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2019.305554
Yi, Youngmin, Frank R. Edwards, and Christopher Wildeman. “Cumulative Prevalence of Confirmed Maltreatment and Foster Care Placement for US Children by Race/Ethnicity, 2011-2016.American Journal of Public Health 110, no. 5 (May 2020): 704–9. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2019.305554.
Yi Y, Edwards FR, Wildeman C. Cumulative Prevalence of Confirmed Maltreatment and Foster Care Placement for US Children by Race/Ethnicity, 2011-2016. American journal of public health. 2020 May;110(5):704–9.
Yi, Youngmin, et al. “Cumulative Prevalence of Confirmed Maltreatment and Foster Care Placement for US Children by Race/Ethnicity, 2011-2016.American Journal of Public Health, vol. 110, no. 5, May 2020, pp. 704–09. Epmc, doi:10.2105/ajph.2019.305554.
Yi Y, Edwards FR, Wildeman C. Cumulative Prevalence of Confirmed Maltreatment and Foster Care Placement for US Children by Race/Ethnicity, 2011-2016. American journal of public health. 2020 May;110(5):704–709.

Published In

American journal of public health

DOI

EISSN

1541-0048

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

May 2020

Volume

110

Issue

5

Start / End Page

704 / 709

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Racial Groups
  • Public Health
  • Prevalence
  • Male
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Foster Home Care
  • Female