Ahn Haksoon, Shaw Terry, Kim Jinyung, Williams Kimberly, Moeller Elsa, Chung Yoonzie
School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Child Maltreat. 2025 Feb;30(1):150-162. doi: 10.1177/10775595241253528. Epub 2024 May 27.
To prevent children from reentering the welfare system, it is crucial to understand the role of caseworker visits after reunification on reentry and identify the factors related to reentry. Utilizing the administrative data of one Mid-Atlantic state, children who reunified with their families between July 2016 and June 2020 were selected as the study sample ( = 3,510). Reentry rates were higher for children who did not have caseworker visits after reunification than for those who did. The survival analysis revealed that male children, living in metropolitan areas, having a prior history of removal, having a behavioral issue, and court-ordered return increased the risk of reentry, while Black children, older children, having a last placement as trial home visit, and caseworker visits after reunification decreased the risk of reentry. The study suggests formally outlining policies for post-reunification caseworker visits and increasing collaboration between the child welfare system and court system.
为防止儿童再次进入福利系统，了解 reunification 后个案工作者家访对再次进入的作用并确定与再次进入相关的因素至关重要。利用一个大西洋中部州的行政数据，选取了 2016 年 7 月至 2020 年 6 月期间与家人 reunified 的儿童作为研究样本（n = 3510）。 reunification 后没有个案工作者家访的儿童再次进入的比率高于有家访的儿童。生存分析表明，男性儿童、居住在大都市地区、有先前被带走的历史、有行为问题以及法庭命令返回会增加再次进入的风险，而黑人儿童、年龄较大的儿童、最后安置为试住家访以及 reunification 后个案工作者家访会降低再次进入的风险。该研究建议正式概述 reunification 后个案工作者家访的政策，并加强儿童福利系统与法院系统之间的合作。
