Economic Burden of Known Cases of Child Maltreatment from 2018 in Each State
Economic Burden of Known Cases of Child Maltreatment from 2018 in Each State
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DOI：
10.1007/s10560-020-00665-5
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发表时间：
2020-04-03
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Merrick, Melissa
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作者：
Klika, J. Bart;Rosenzweig, Janet;Merrick, Melissa
虐待和忽视儿童是一个重大的公共卫生问题，对受害者个人和社会都有重大影响。以前的研究估计了国家一级虐待儿童的经济负担，但没有向社会工作倡导者提供国家一级的估计，也没有提供关于正确解释这些估计的信息。这项研究利用2018年全国虐待和忽视儿童数据系统(NCANDS)的数据和每个受害者对致命和非致命虐待儿童案件的经济负担的估计，计算了2018年以来已知虐待儿童案件的州一级经济负担估计数。讨论了估计已调查病例与已证实病例的经济负担的基本原理，以及对研究结果的解释。这项研究的结果为社会工作和其他倡导者提供了国家一级对虐待儿童的经济负担的估计，并促进了对调查结果的解释，以用于宣传工作。讨论了NCANDS数据和经济负担估算的局限性。
Child abuse and neglect are a major public health problem with significant effects for individual victims and for society. Previous research has estimated the economic burden of child maltreatment at a national level but has not provided social work advocates with state-level estimates or provided information regarding the correct interpretation of these estimates. Using data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) from 2018 and per victim estimates of the economic burden of fatal and non-fatal cases of child maltreatment, this study calculates state-level estimates of the economic burden of known cases of child maltreatment from the year 2018. Rationale for estimating the economic burden of investigated versus substantiated cases is discussed, as is interpretation of study findings. The findings of this study provide social work and other advocates with state-level estimates of the economic burden of child maltreatment and facilitate the interpretation of the findings to be used in advocacy efforts. Limitations of NCANDS data and economic burden estimation are discussed.