Black-White differences in child maltreatment reports and foster care placements: A statistical decomposition using linked administrative data

The age and marital status of parents explains racial disparities in Child Protective Service (CPS) involvement, according to a study co-authored by Tim Maloney (CSDA Co-Director 2016-2019) and Rhema Vaithianathan. In the study, birth records for all children born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, between 2008 and 2010 were linked to administrative service records.

Citation:
Maloney, T., Jiang, N., Putnam-Hornstein, E., Dalton, E., & Vaithianathan, R. (2017). Black–White differences in child maltreatment reports and foster care placements: A statistical decomposition using linked administrative data. Maternal and child health journal, 21(3), 414-420.

Related Project:
Allegheny Family Screening Tool