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The Effect of Additional Child Support Income on the Risk of Child Maltreatment by Cancian, Maria, Yang, Mi-Youn, Slack, Kristen Shook

“…About 6 million children were reported to the child welfare system as being at risk of child abuse or neglect in the United States in 2010. Researchers and…”
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Intimate partner violence and child maltreatment: Understanding intra- and intergenerational connections by Renner, Lynette M., Slack, Kristen Shook

“…The purpose of this study is to assess the extent to which intimate partner violence and different forms of child maltreatment occur within and across…”
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Risk and protective factors for child neglect during early childhood: A cross-study comparison by Slack, Kristen Shook, Berger, Lawrence M., DuMont, Kimberly, Yang, Mi-Youn, Kim, Bomi, Ehrhard-Dietzel, Susan, Holl, Jane L.

“…The present analysis relies upon data from three separate longitudinal studies to identify risk and protective factors associated with subsequent neglect…”
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Child care subsidy and child maltreatment by Yang, Mi‐Youn, Maguire‐Jack, Kathryn, Showalter, Kathryn, Kim, Youn Kyoung, Slack, Kristen Shook

“…This study examined the relationship between receipt of child care subsidies and child maltreatment investigations in a sample of low‐income mothers in…”
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Improving the Measurement of Child Neglect for Survey Research: Issues and Recommendations by Slack, Kristen Shook, Holl, Jane, Altenbernd, Lisa, McDaniel, Marla, Stevens, Amy Bush

“…There is a great need for developing and validating measures of child neglect that can be applied to survey samples outside of a child welfare context. A…”
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Child protective intervention in the context of welfare reform: The effects of work and welfare on maltreatment reports by Slack, Kristen Shook, Holl, Jane L., Lee, Bong Joo, McDaniel, Marla, Altenbernd, Lisa, Stevens, Amy Bush

“…Recent changes in welfare policy have produced changes in parental work and welfare receipt. These factors are assessed in relation to investigated reports of…”
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Welfare Reform and Health Insurance: Consequences for Parents by Holl, Jane L, Slack, Kristen Shook, Stevens, Amy Bush

“…We assessed the relation between the work promotion, welfare reduction, and marriage goals of welfare reform and the stability of health insurance of parents…”
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Understanding the Risks of Child Neglect: An Exploration of Poverty and Parenting Characteristics by Slack, Kristen Shook, Holl, Jane L., McDaniel, Marla, Yoo, Joan, Bolger, Kerry

“…A strong association between poverty and child neglect has been established, but the mechanisms that explain this relationship have not been clearly…”
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Major life events and the risk of a child maltreatment investigation by McDaniel, Marla, Slack, Kristen Shook

“…We examined whether moving to a new home, having a baby, being arrested, or having a child who is suspended or expelled from school increases low-income…”
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The gift of kinship foster care by Testa, Mark F., Slack, Kristen Shook

“…This study examines kinship foster care as a gift relationship. Reunification rates and replacement rates into non-related foster care are analyzed within the…”
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Family economic well-being following the 1996 welfare reform: Trend data from five non-experimental panel studies by Slack, Kristen Shook, Magnuson, Katherine A., Berger, Lawrence M., Yoo, Joan, Coley, Rebekah Levine, Dunifon, Rachel, Dworsky, Amy, Kalil, Ariel, Knab, Jean, Lohman, Brenda J., Osborne, Cynthia

“…This analysis summarizes trends in family economic well-being from five non-experimental, longitudinal welfare-to-work studies launched following the passage…”
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How are children and families faring a decade after welfare reform? Evidence from five non-experimental panel studies by Slack, Kristen Shook, Magnuson, Katherine A., Berger, Lawrence M.

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Welfare, work, and health care access predictors of low-income children's physical health outcomes by Slack, Kristen Shook, Holl, Jane L., Yoo, Joan, Amsden, Laura B., Collins, Emily, Bolger, Kerry

“…This analysis examines whether young children's ( N = 494) general physical health is associated with parental employment, welfare receipt, and health care…”
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Understanding the risks of child neglect: An exploration of poverty and parenting characteristics: Child Neglect Research: Initial Papers from the NIH and ACYF Neglect Projects - Issue 1 by SLACK, Kristen Shook, HOLL, Jane L, MCDANIEL, Marla, YOO, Joan, BOLGER, Kerry

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Food Hardships and Child Behavior Problems among Low-Income Children. Discussion Paper No. 1290-04 by Slack, Kristen Shook, Yoo, Joan

“…Using data from two waves of a panel study of families who currently or recently received cash welfare benefits, we test hypotheses about the relationship…”
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