Counts and child protection reports of diagnosed child maltreatment before and after the COVID-19 pandemic onset.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mechanisms for reporting child maltreatment (CM) were affected by changes in service provision immediately following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective

To examine changes in counts and CPS reporting of CM medical encounters before and after the onset of COVID-19.

Participants and setting

All emergency department and inpatient medical encounters with at least one CM diagnosis during the study period at Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, the largest pediatric hospital in California between 2016 and November 2021.

Methods

Using linked medical record and CPS administrative data, interrupted time series models tested for changes in monthly counts and percentages of CM medical encounters reported to CPS with the onset of COVID-19. Logistic regr

SUBMITTER: Rebbe R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10872595 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature