Parental arrest and children involved with child welfare services agencies.
Data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being show that approximately 1 in 8 (12.5%) children who are subjects of reports of maltreatment investigated by child welfare services (CWS) agencies have parents who were recently arrested. Compared with other children who come to the attention of CWS agencies, those with arrested parents are younger, disproportionately African American, and significantly more likely tp be in out-of-home care. Approximately 2 in 5 children age 2 and older with arrested parents had a clinically significant emotional or behavioral problem, yet only 1 in 10 received mental health care. Although parent characteristics varied by race, rates of substance abuse, serious mental illness, domestic violence, and problems meeting basic needs were higher among arrested parents than among other parents.
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DOI
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Start / End Page
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Related Subject Headings
- Social Work
- Prisons
- Parents
- Male
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant
- Humans
- Female
- Developmental & Child Psychology
- Child, Preschool