A1 – Child Maltreatment Re-reporting, Recurrence, and Foster Care Re-entry: Identifying Risk and Protective Factors for Practice and Policy Change     

University researchers and child protection leaders from a large Midwest metropolitan county established a research partnership to identify key factors related to maltreatment re-reporting, recurrence, and foster care re-entry, considering these factors in the context of significant policy and practice reforms occurring during the study period. Results of the research revealed three broad areas for practice and policy improvement: administration, child welfare implementation and coordination, and use of Structured Decision Making (SDM) tools. Presenters will discuss specific intervention opportunities for improving policy and practice within the child protection system.

Presenters: Kristine Piescher and Faith VanMeter, Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, University of MN, St. Paul, MN