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Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Public Health
  • Economics

Background:

  • Economic precarity is linked to child maltreatment and child protective service (CPS) involvement.
  • Credit use (debt) is a common strategy for low-income families to manage economic precarity, but its association with CPS involvement is understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the association between debt strain and CPS involvement among low-income mothers in Wisconsin.
  • To investigate if debt strain predicts increased CPS reports, allegations of child neglect/abuse, and child removal.

Main Methods:

  • Linked individual-level longitudinal credit use data with administrative CPS records.
  • Utilized standard and mother-specific fixed-effects logistic regressions for analysis.
  • Conducted heterogeneity analyses to identify specific demographic groups.

Main Results:

  • Debt strain was associated with a higher risk of CPS involvement, particularly for child neglect allegations.
  • The association between debt strain and CPS involvement was concentrated among low-income and White mothers.
  • Findings suggest a link between managing economic precarity through debt and increased risk of child protective services intervention.

Conclusions:

  • Debt strain is a significant factor associated with increased CPS involvement for low-income mothers.
  • Implications for debt regulation policies and CPS program adjustments are discussed.
  • Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms linking debt strain and child welfare outcomes.