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Campbell, Kristine A.; Squires, Janet; Cook, Lawrence J.; Berger, Rachel P. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objective: To identify factors predicting the medical examination of children living in a home with a child referred to child protection services (CPS) for suspected physical abuse. Methods: Medical providers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh referred 189 children for suspected physical abuse to CPS between November 1, 2004 and May 1, 2006…
Descriptors: Race, Substance Abuse, Child Abuse, Risk
Cornelius, Sandra; Baker, Timothy – 1980
Based on the assumption that a relationship exists between public county-based child welfare agencies in Pennsylvania and their environments, this study draws clues as to the nature of this relationship from (1) a review of the literature, and (2) a multivariate analysis of agency service delivery measures and social and demographic variables.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Delivery Systems, Multivariate Analysis