JAMA
January 5, 2016, Vol 315, No. 1
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Research Letter | January 5, 2016
Subsequent Maltreatment in Children With Disabilities After an Unsubstantiated Report for Neglect
Caroline J. Kistin, MD, MSc1; Martha C. Tompson, PhD2; Howard J. Cabral, PhD3; Robert D. Sege, MD, PhD4; Michael R. Winter, MPH5; Michael Silverstein, MD, MPH1
Author Affiliations
JAMA. 2016;315(1):85-87. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.12912.
Extract
This cohort study uses data from the US National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System to examine the incidence and timing of re-referral of children with disabilities to child protective services after an initial referral for neglect in fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
Children with disabilities are at increased risk for maltreatment,1,2 and neglect accounts for the majority of such cases.3 Although most cases of suspected neglect are unsubstantiated at the time of the initial report to child protective services (CPS),4 meaning there is insufficient legal evidence of maltreatment, these children are at risk for subsequent maltreatment.5