Child Welfare Outcomes After Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up Intervention Participation: A Quasi-Experimental
Kiley W Liming1, Whitney Grube1, Margaret H Lloyd Sieger2
1School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
Child Maltreatment
|July 19, 2024
Summary
Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) parenting interventions did not significantly reduce maltreatment reports. However, ABC programs were linked to a higher likelihood of child reunification for families involved in child welfare services.
Area of Science:
- Child Development
- Social Work
- Psychology
Background:
- Limited research exists on long-term child welfare outcomes following evidence-based parenting interventions.
- Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) is an evidence-based parenting intervention with potential benefits for child welfare.
- Understanding distal outcomes is crucial for evaluating intervention effectiveness.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine child welfare outcomes after participation in Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) interventions.
- To compare maltreatment reports and reunification rates between children receiving ABC and a matched comparison group.
- To assess the impact of ABC on children in out-of-home placement.
Main Methods:
- Propensity score matching was used to create a comparison group receiving usual child welfare services.
- Logistic regressions analyzed subsequent maltreatment reports and substantiations.
- Survival analyses examined time to and likelihood of reunification.
Main Results:
- No significant differences were found in the rates of subsequent or substantiated maltreatment reports between groups.
- All three ABC curriculums were associated with a statistically significant increase in the likelihood of reunification.
- Children in the study were predominantly White, non-Hispanic males, with a significant portion in out-of-home placement.
Conclusions:
- Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) interventions show promise in enhancing child reunification rates.
- Further research is warranted to confirm these findings and explore mechanisms of effect.
- ABC interventions may be a valuable tool for supporting families involved in the child welfare system.
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