Repeated reports to child protection: interpreting the data

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Author(s)
Tilbury, Clare
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2003
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This article examines data regarding three performance indicators that cast light on child protection intake and assessment processes, when children are reported to child protection agencies because of concerns about abuse or neglect. Rates of renotification, substantiation, and resubstantiation are examined What do the data reveal about whether intervention is effective in keeping children safe from further harm and whether investigative resources are targeted 10 priority cases? The policy implications are discussedThis article examines data regarding three performance indicators that cast light on child protection intake and assessment processes, when children are reported to child protection agencies because of concerns about abuse or neglect. Rates of renotification, substantiation, and resubstantiation are examined What do the data reveal about whether intervention is effective in keeping children safe from further harm and whether investigative resources are targeted 10 priority cases? The policy implications are discussed
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Journal Title
Children Australia
Volume
28
Issue
3
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© 2003 Children Australia. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
Subject
Social Work