Children in the public benefit system at risk of maltreatment

This paper co-authored by Rhema Vaithianathan and Tim Maloney (CSDA co-director 2016-2019) outlines the method of using an automated predictive risk model to identify children at high risk of maltreatment, as well as discussing the strategic targeting of prevention activities toward these individuals.

Citation:
Vaithianathan, R., Maloney, T., Putnam-Hornstein, E., & Jiang, N. (2013). Children in the public benefit system at risk of maltreatment: Identification via predictive modeling. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 45(3), 354-359.

Related Project(s):
Allegheny Family Screening Tool, Douglas County Decision Aide, California Child Welfare Predictive Risk Model Proof of Concept, Hello Baby Program