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Reporting Maltreatment to Child Protective Services in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence Research

Cynthia Fraga Rizo1, Jennifer O'Brien2, Rebecca Macy1

  • 11 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.

Violence Against Women
|March 10, 2018
PubMed

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Researchers developed a child protective services (CPS) reporting protocol for studies involving intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment. This guide addresses ethical challenges when child participants disclose abuse during research.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology and Development
  • Public Health and Epidemiology
  • Social Work and Intervention Studies

Background:

  • Intimate partner violence (IPV) frequently co-occurs with child maltreatment.
  • Research participants exposed to IPV may disclose child maltreatment.
  • Existing literature offers limited guidance on researchers' reporting obligations and ethical considerations in such disclosures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the gap in guidance for researchers regarding child protective services (CPS) reporting.
  • To stimulate discussion and inform the development of protocols and policies for reporting child maltreatment in research settings.
  • To present a practical CPS reporting protocol developed through community-engaged research.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a child protective services (CPS) reporting protocol.
  • Protocol created as part of a community-engaged research project.
  • Project evaluated a parenting intervention for system-involved mothers experiencing IPV.

Main Results:

  • A specific CPS reporting protocol has been developed.
  • The protocol aims to guide researchers through complex reporting challenges.
  • The development process involved community engagement, ensuring relevance and practicality.

Conclusions:

  • The presented CPS reporting protocol offers a framework for addressing child maltreatment disclosures in IPV research.
  • This work highlights the ethical complexities and the need for clear institutional policies.
  • Further discussion and adoption of such protocols are crucial for protecting child welfare in research contexts.

Keywords:
child abusechildren exposed to domestic violencedomestic violence

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