Screening for economic hardship for child welfare-involved families during the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid partnership response.
COVID-19
Child protection
Clinical tools
Economic hardship
Ontario
Journal
Child abuse & neglect
ISSN: 1873-7757
Titre abrégé: Child Abuse Negl
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7801702
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2020
12 2020
Historique:
received:
01
08
2020
revised:
21
08
2020
accepted:
24
08
2020
pubmed:
14
9
2020
medline:
12
1
2021
entrez:
13
9
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Pandemics have a wide range of economic, health and social consequences related to both the spread of a disease and efforts made by government leaders to contain it which may be particularly detrimental for the child welfare-involved population. This is because child welfare agencies serve some of the highest needs children and families. A significant proportion of these families face economic hardship, and as a result of containment measures for COVID-19, more families inevitably will. Given the range of negative consequences related to the pandemic and the evolving supports available to families, child protection workers needed a clinical tool to guide and support work with families informed by an understanding of economic hardship. The objective of this paper is to report on the development and implementation strategy of a tool to be used for practice intervention during the pandemic. Action research methodology was utilized in the creation of the clinical tool. The tool's development and implementation occurred through an academic/child welfare sector partnership involving child welfare agencies representing diverse regions and populations in Ontario, Canada. Factor analysis of representative child welfare data from the Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2018 (OIS-2018) on economic hardship was used to inform the development of questions on the clinical tool. The development and implementation strategy of the clinical tool are described, including the results from analyses of the OIS-2018. Future directions for the project are discussed, including considerations for using this tool beyond the pandemic.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Pandemics have a wide range of economic, health and social consequences related to both the spread of a disease and efforts made by government leaders to contain it which may be particularly detrimental for the child welfare-involved population. This is because child welfare agencies serve some of the highest needs children and families. A significant proportion of these families face economic hardship, and as a result of containment measures for COVID-19, more families inevitably will.
OBJECTIVE
Given the range of negative consequences related to the pandemic and the evolving supports available to families, child protection workers needed a clinical tool to guide and support work with families informed by an understanding of economic hardship. The objective of this paper is to report on the development and implementation strategy of a tool to be used for practice intervention during the pandemic.
METHODS
Action research methodology was utilized in the creation of the clinical tool. The tool's development and implementation occurred through an academic/child welfare sector partnership involving child welfare agencies representing diverse regions and populations in Ontario, Canada. Factor analysis of representative child welfare data from the Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2018 (OIS-2018) on economic hardship was used to inform the development of questions on the clinical tool.
RESULTS
The development and implementation strategy of the clinical tool are described, including the results from analyses of the OIS-2018.
CONCLUSIONS
Future directions for the project are discussed, including considerations for using this tool beyond the pandemic.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32919762
pii: S0145-2134(20)30361-6
doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104706
pmc: PMC7472971
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
104706Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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