TY  - SER
AU  - Victor, Bryan G.
AU  - Rousson, Ashley N.
AU  - Henry, Colleen
AU  - Dalvi, Haresh B. 
AU  - Mariscal, E. Susana
TI  - Child protective services guidelines for substantiating exposure to domestic violence as maltreatment and assigning caregiver responsibility : : policy analysis and recommendations
PY  - 2021///
PB  - Sage, 
KW  - CHILD ABUSE
KW  - CHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE
KW  - CHILD PROTECTION
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - PERPETRATORS
KW  - RISK ASSESSMENT
KW  - VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - INTERNATIONAL
KW  - UNITED STATES
N1  - Child Maltreatment, 2021, Advance online publication, 24 March 2021
N2  - The purpose of this study was to examine the range of policy approaches used by child welfare systems in the United States to guide workers in classifying and substantiating child exposure to domestic violence (CEDV) as an actionable form of maltreatment. To that end, we conducted a qualitative document analysis of child protective services (CPS) policy manuals from all state-administered child welfare systems in the U.S. (N = 41). Our findings indicate that a majority of state-administered systems (71%) have adopted policy requiring workers to demonstrate that children have endured harm or the threat of harm before substantiating CEDV-related maltreatment. Many state systems (51%) also include policy directives that require workers to identify a primary aggressor during CPS investigations involving CEDV, while far fewer (37%) provide language that potentially exonerates survivors of domestic violence from being held accountable for failure to protect on the basis of their own victimization. Based on our findings and identification of policy exemplars, we offer a recommended set of quality policy indicators for states to consider in the formulation of their policy guidelines for substantiating children’s exposure to domestic violence that promotes the safety and wellbeing of both children and adult survivors of domestic violence. (Authors' abstract). Record #7087
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595211002639
ER  -