@article{5166c480fbe74142aa0a97019b16bfcb,
title = "Multidimensional Aspects of Social Networks: Implications for CPS Recurrence",
abstract = "This study examines the social network characteristics of 670 mothers reported to and investigated by the child protection system (CPS) in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin in 2016. Specifically, having a recurrent CPS investigation within one year of an index investigation that did not result in an ongoing CPS case is assessed as a function of positive social network ties, negative social network ties, and perceived neighborhood support. Few studies have explored these aspects of social networks comparatively and simultaneously in relation to CPS outcomes, or within this population. We used cluster analysis to identify particular combinations of network characteristics among mothers with recent investigations and then examined whether different cluster types are predictive of recurrent CPS involvement within one year. Clusters differed on the perceived levels of both positive and negative interpersonal ties as well as perceived neighborhood support and were associated with different levels of known child maltreatment risk factors. Clusters with lower levels of perceived neighborhood support were more likely to be associated with future CPS investigations, but this association becomes statistically insignificant when controlling for mothers{\textquoteright} depressive symptoms. The results of this study suggest that a more multi-faceted view of social networks can be helpful to understand the social contexts of mothers as they experience contact with CPS and raises questions about how these contexts interact with parental mental health in relation to CPS recurrence.",
keywords = "CPS recurrence, mothers, perceived neighborhood support, social networks",
author = "Reiko Boyd and Abigail Williams-Butler and Katarina Ploch and Kristen Slack",
note = "Funding Information: Project GAIN is a collaborative effort of the Wisconsin Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board (CANPB), Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, Casey Family Programs (CFP), Social Development Commission (SDC), and the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP), the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work, and the University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The intervention was funded by CANPB and delivered by SDC. The evaluation was funded by CANPB, CFP, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; R01 CE002807). Additional funding for pilot research was provided by the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program, through the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), grant UL1TR002373. Administrative data were drawn from the Wisconsin Administrative Data Core (WADC) housed at IRP. The authors would like to thank the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families for the use of data for this analysis, but this agency does not certify the accuracy of the analyses presented. We especially thank the families who participated in Project GAIN and/or the survey component of the evaluation. We are grateful to our colleagues at each of the collaborating and funding organizations, and to a host of research assistants currently or formerly at UW-Madison. The authors of this article are solely responsible for the content herein. Funding Information: The evaluation was funded by the Wisconsin Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; R01 CE002807), and Casey Family Programs. Additional funding for pilot research was provided by the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program, through the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), grant UL1TR002373. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 by the authors.",
year = "2023",
month = apr,
doi = "https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12040234",
language = "American English",
volume = "12",
journal = "Social Sciences",
issn = "2076-0760",
publisher = "Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute",
number = "4",
}