Predictors of Making a Referral to Child Protective Services Prior to Expert Consultation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Suspicion for child abuse is influenced by implicit biases. Evaluation by a Child Abuse Pediatrician (CAP) may reduce avoidable child protective services (CPS) referrals. Our objective was to investigate the association of patient demographic, social and clinical characteristics with CPS referral before consultation by a CAP (preconsultation referral).

Methods

Children<5years-old undergoing in-person CAP consultation for suspected physical abuse from February 2021 through April 2022 were identified in CAPNET, a multicenter child abuse research network. Marginal standardization implemented with logistic regression analysis examined hospital-level variation and identified demographic, social, and clinical factors associated with preconsultation referral adjusting for

SUBMITTER: Zamalin D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10638459 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature