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040			_aAFVC
100			_aVictor, Bryan G. _99918
245			_aChild protective services guidelines for substantiating exposure to domestic violence as maltreatment and assigning caregiver responsibility : _bpolicy analysis and recommendations _cBryan G. Victor, Ashley N. Rousson, Colleen Henry, Haresh B. Dalvi and E. Susana Mariscal
260			_bSage, _c2021
500			_aChild Maltreatment, 2021, Advance online publication, 24 March 2021
520			_aThe 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
650			_aCHILD ABUSE _9103
650			_aCHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE _9130
650			_aCHILD PROTECTION _9118
650			_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650			_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _9431
650			_aPERPETRATORS _92644
650		4	_aRISK ASSESSMENT _9504
650		4	_aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9624
651			_aINTERNATIONAL _93624
651		4	_aUNITED STATES _92646
700			_aRousson, Ashley N. _99919
700			_aHenry, Colleen _99920
700			_aDalvi, Haresh B. _99921
700			_aMariscal, E. Susana _99922
773	0		_tChild Maltreatment, 2021, Advance online publication, 24 March 2021
830			_aChild Maltreatment _94886
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/10775595211002639 _zDOI: 10.1177/10775595211002639
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE