Material hardship and child neglect risk amidst COVID-19 in grandparent-headed kinship families: The role of financial assistance

Investigating the Poverty-Reducing Effects of SNAP on Non-nutritional Family Outcomes: A Scoping Review

“…natural experiment) Domestic abuse and child-maltreatment 5 Shifting the benefit receipt date from the first of the month to a range of dates later in the month increased domestic abuse and child maltreatment, driven by an increase in crimes in the last three weeks of the month Staggering receipt dates leads to a large short-run increase in domestic violence, and policy makers should be aware of this and its costs when weighing against the long-run decrease in theft Cho & Lightfoot, ( 2022 ) SNAP participation versus no SNAP participation Risk for repeated child maltreatment substantiations 4 If a parent had disabilities, SNAP benefits increased the risk of repeated maltreatment substantions There needs to be much more of a focus on the needs of disabled parents in further research and policy Johnson-Motoyama et al, ( 2022 ) Differences across State policy/implementation Reports of child maltreatment accepted for CPS investigation, children in substantiated reports, and children receiving foster care services for all forms of maltreatment, and specifically for child neglect per 100 000 child population 5 Greater SNAP income generosity decreased CPS reports significantly Calls for a policy focus on the stability of household resources as well as increasing SNAP benefits Millett et al, ( 2011 ) SNAP participation versus no SNAP participation "Child maltreatment measures include aggregate numbers of screened in reports (six states), screened out reports (two states), total reports (three states), and reports by maltreatment type (three states)." 4 Food stamp usage usually reduced child maltreatment rates None Morris et al, ( 2019 ) SNAP participation versus no SNAP participation Substantiated abuse/neglect cases 5 A higher percentage of children receiving SNAP benefits was associated with a higher risk of substantiated child maltreatment over space and time, controlling for several factors (including socioeconomic) None Xu et al, ( 2021 ) SNAP participation versus no SNAP participation Child neglect …”

“…A majority of studies found positive impacts on abuse and neglect associated with SNAP participation (n = 8) (Austin et al, 2023 ; Bullinger et al, 2021 ; Carr & Packham, 2020 ; Cho & Lightfoot, 2022 ; Johnson-Motoyama et al, 2022 ; Millett et al, 2011 ; Morris et al, 2019 ; Xu et al, 2021 ). Some of these studies looked at SNAP as a secondary factor (n = 3).…”

Child maltreatment during COVID‐19: Deviations from forecasted projections of criminal filings in Oklahoma in 2020

“…Aside from law enforcement and social service workers, which were also in reduced capacity and services during the pandemic, schools, hospitals and relatives are the top reporting sources of child abuse in Oklahoma (Robinson, 2020 ). A potential reason for the largest deviation occurring in August and September is that caregivers plan for summer childcare and rely on children returning to school in order to return to work at full capacity – especially families who are less socially advantaged (Xu et al, 2021 ). As schools were provided more instructional guidance for virtual learning (Tiffany & Levi, 2020 ) and many districts returned to in‐person learning in late September (Martinez‐Keel, 2020 ), reports of abuse and neglect started increasing.…”

Dampak Pengasuhan Kakek dan Nenek

“…Nilai-nilai yang diterapkan oleh kakek dan nenek memberikan motivasi baik bagi perjalanan hanakup anak kedepannya (StefaniMilovanska-Farrington, 2021;Xu et al, 2021). Pada dasarnya anak usia dini belajar meniru, belajar dari apa yang mereka lihat dan mereka dengar (Alvarez et al, 2021;Chow et al, 2020;Ogelman et al, 2018).…”