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Bernstein, Haidee K.; Hartman, Lenita Ashley; Hebbeler, Kathleen; Kaufman, Jennifer L.; Magaw, Darlene; Shaw, Evelyn F.; Schmidt, Lorendia K.; Spiker, Donna – ZERO TO THREE, 2020
This article spotlights Colorado and Rhode Island's collaboration efforts on the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act (PL 108-36, 2003), which reauthorized the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA, 2018) and Part C of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2018). These two key pieces of federal legislation require…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Early Intervention, Infants, Toddlers
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Connell, Christian M.; Vanderploeg, Jeffrey J.; Katz, Karol H.; Caron, Colleen; Saunders, Leon; Tebes, Jacob Kraemer – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objectives: This study examined risk of maltreatment among children exiting foster care using a statewide sample of children reunified between 2001 and 2004 in Rhode Island. The objectives were: (1) to compare rates of maltreatment following parental reunification for youth in care as a result of maltreatment with those in care for other reasons;…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Risk, Foster Care, Incidence
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Fandetti, Kenneth M.; Ohsberg, Linda A. – Child Welfare, 1987
Describes Rhode Island's adaptation of the Illinois model for delivery of child protective services. This system centralizes reporting of child abuse and neglect; uses computer technology; separates the investigative function from provision of social services; and provides a structured investigative and decision-making process that continually…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Delivery Systems
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Msall, Michael E.; Avery, Roger C.; Msall, Emily R.; Hogan, Dennis P. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2007
The aim of this study was to assess rates of childhood disability as indicated by functional limitation of motor, sensory, or self-care skills in children living in severely-distressed neighborhoods. For a neighborhood in the US Census Track to be considered severely distressed, three of the following four characteristics need to be present:…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Child Abuse, Disabilities, Economically Disadvantaged
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Littell, J.H.; Girvin, H. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 2005
Objective:: To assess the predictive validity of continuous measures of problem recognition (PR), intentions to change (ITC), and overall readiness for change (RFC) among primary caregivers who received in-home services following substantiated reports of child abuse or neglect. Method:: A modified version of the University of Rhode Island Change…
Descriptors: Welfare Services, Caregivers, Referral, Predictive Validity