“…The effects of neglect may become evident when a lack of the basic nurturing, care, and supervision needs of a child reach a threshold that results in neurobiological and/or socioemotional harm (Proctor & Dubowitz, 2014). Neglect, particularly during sensitive developmental periods or chronically, can lead to significant harm such as death (Jonson-Reid, Chance, & Drake, 2007;DHHS, 2021aDHHS, , 2021b or hospitalization (Rebbe et al, 2021), as well as longer term alterations in children's developmental trajectory (e.g., Pereira, Li, & Power, 2017).…”