Child maltreatment in the time of COVID-19: Changes in the Florida foster care system surrounding the COVID-19 safer-at-home order

Musser, Erica D.; Riopelle, Cameron; Latham, Robert

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.104945

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“…States with large populations had the highest number of children facing COVID-19associated death of primary caregivers: California (16,179), Texas (14,135), and New York (7,175, Figure 1A). Analyses by race/ethnicity highlight states with disparities in orphanhood and death of primary caregivers (Figure 1B).…”

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“…During an unprecedented pandemic, many children are at risk of such loss, as 23% of American children live in single-headed households 11,12 . Children who lose caregivers to the pandemic may face intensified trauma, and may have an immediate need for kinship or foster care at a time when pandemic restrictions may limit access to protective services [12][13][14][15] .…”

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COVID-19–Associated Orphanhood and Caregiver Death in the United States

Blenkinsop²,

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We found marked variation by race and ethnicity, overall and within US states, in risks of COVID-19-associated orphanhood and death of grandparent caregivers among children.What's Known on this Subject: Caregiver death increases risks of short-term trauma and lifelong adverse consequences for children. One microsimulation research letter estimated parental deaths in the US to Feb 2021. A global study aggregated COVID-associated orphanhood and coresident caregiver deaths across 21 countries. What this Study Adds:We report overall and US state-specific findings, disaggregated by race/ethnicity, for COVID-19-associated orphanhood and death of grandparent caregivers. High rates of orphanhood, marked disparities, and state-specific differences show the overlooked burden among children at greatest risk, in states most affected. Authors' Contributions:Dr. Hillis guided the conceptualization and investigation, wrote the first draft of the Article, guided the writing, and led the reviews and revisions of the manuscript.Drs. Unwin and Ratmann contributed to the conceptualization or design of the work; the interpretation of the data; guided and performed the statistical analyses, verified the underlying data, led writing of the methods section, prepared all visualizations, and performed all analyses for and contributed to the Supplementary Material.Dr. Blenkinsop performed the statistical analyses, verified the underlying data, led writing of the methods section, prepared all visualizations, and performed all analyses for and wrote the Supplementary Material.Drs. Flaxman and Donnelly contributed to the conceptualization and the formal analyses, and reviewed and revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual content.

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COVID-19–Associated Orphanhood and Caregiver Death in the United States

Blenkinsop²,

et al. 2021

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“…Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have amplified the underreporting problem that typically accompanies child maltreatment prevalence estimates (Brown et al, 2021;Musser et al, 2021;Rapoport et al, 2021;Whelan et al, 2021). Schools closed to in-person education resulted in fewer professionals supervising children to report suspected cases of maltreatment (Bullinger, Boy, et al, 2020;Thomas et al, 2020).…”

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Applying Socio-Emotional Information Processing Theory to Explain Child Abuse Risk: Emerging Patterns from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rodriguez¹,

Lee²,

Ward³

2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic has exerted profound effects on parents, which may translate into elevated child abuse risk. Prior literature demonstrates that Social Information Processing theory is a useful framework for understanding the cognitive processes that can contribute to parental abuse risk, but the model has not adequately integrated affective processes that may coincide with such cognitions. Given that parents are experiencing intense emotions during the pandemic, the current study sought to examine how socio-emotional processes might account for abuse risk during the pandemic (perceived pandemic-related increases in harsh parenting, reported physical and psychological aggression, and child abuse potential). A sample of 304 mothers participated in an online study, reporting on their abuse risk as well as a number of socio-emotional processes. Greater approval of physical discipline and weaker anger regulation abilities were directly or indirectly related to measures of abuse risk during the pandemic, with maternal justification to use parent-child aggression to ensure obedience consistently relating to all indicators of abuse risk during the pandemic. Socio-emotional processes that include anger appear particularly relevant during the heightened period of strain induced by the pandemic. By studying multiple factors simultaneously, the current findings can inform child abuse prevention efforts.

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“…An effect of the above factors is that several countries are noting rises in the number of children requiring alternative care, with estimates of up to 30% (Haffejee & Levine, 2020; Musser et al, 2021; Peet & Teh, 2020). However, many child welfare systems, even in the developed countries, are battling to find placements for children (Herrenkohl et al, 2020; Teo & Griffiths, 2020).…”

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Keeping families afloat: Foster carer’s parenting experiences during COVID-19 in Ghana and implications for practice

Frimpong‐Manso

Cudjoe

Abdullah

et al. 2021

Developmental Child Welfare

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Formal foster care is a relatively new phenomenon in Ghana. The practice is in conformity with international and national policy guidelines to deinstitutionalize and strengthen family-based care for children without adequate parental care. In addition to the known challenges of foster parenting in Ghana (stigma, financial challenges and emotional strain, inexperience of the foster parents), the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 restrictions may worsen caregivers’ burden and negatively affect children in care. This study explored how foster parents are meeting their caregiving demands during the COVID-19 pandemic in the face of existing and new challenges. Following a participatory practice research approach, a co-constructed interview guide by the researchers and a practitioner was used to conduct in-depth telephone interviews with 13 foster parents. Findings from thematic analysis of the interviews showed challenges, including increased cost of caregiving and multiple caregiving duties as challenges facing foster parents whereas children’s knowledge about the virus, informal support and religious beliefs collectively enhanced caregiving during the pandemic. The findings provide learning about ways to alleviate parenting challenges for foster parents during and after the pandemic. Specifically, interventions that view children as actors for change and strengthen community and religious bodies to deliver psychosocial services would be useful to improve foster parenting.

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Child maltreatment in the time of COVID-19: Changes in the Florida foster care system surrounding the COVID-19 safer-at-home order

Cited by 22 publications

References 33 publications

COVID-19–Associated Orphanhood and Caregiver Death in the United States

COVID-19–Associated Orphanhood and Caregiver Death in the United States

Applying Socio-Emotional Information Processing Theory to Explain Child Abuse Risk: Emerging Patterns from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Keeping families afloat: Foster carer’s parenting experiences during COVID-19 in Ghana and implications for practice

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