Slack Kristen S, Font Sarah, Maguire-Jack Kathryn, Berger Lawrence M
School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1350 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Oct 11;14(10):1197. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14101197.
This exploratory study examines combinations of income-tested welfare benefits and earnings, as they relate to the likelihood of child maltreatment investigations among low-income families with young children participating in a nutritional assistance program in one U.S. state (Wisconsin). Using a sample of 1065 parents who received the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits in late 2010 and early 2011, we find that relying on either work in the absence of other means-tested welfare benefits, or a combination of work and welfare benefits, reduces the likelihood of CPS involvement compared to parents who rely on welfare benefits in the absence of work. Additionally, we find that housing instability increases the risk of CPS involvement in this population. The findings from this investigation may be useful to programs serving low-income families with young children, as they attempt to identify safety net resources for their clientele.
这项探索性研究考察了收入调查型福利补助与收入的组合情况，因为它们与美国一个州（威斯康星州）参与营养援助计划的有年幼儿童的低收入家庭中儿童虐待调查的可能性相关。我们以2010年末和2011年初领取妇女、婴儿和儿童特别补充营养援助计划（WIC）福利的1065名父母为样本，发现与不工作仅依赖福利补助的父母相比，仅依靠工作而没有其他收入调查型福利补助，或者工作与福利补助相结合，都会降低儿童保护服务机构（CPS）介入的可能性。此外，我们发现住房不稳定会增加该人群中儿童保护服务机构介入的风险。这项调查的结果可能对为有年幼儿童的低收入家庭服务的项目有用，因为这些项目试图为其客户确定安全网资源。
