Jinjin Zhang

TL;DR: Results indicate that children referred to CW have high developmental and behavioral need regardless of the level of CW involvement, and both age and level of involvement influence service use when controlling for need.

TL;DR: ACEs were associated with poor early childhood mental health and chronic medical conditions, and, among children aged 3 to 5, social development, and efforts are needed to examine whether providing early intervention to families with multiple stressors mitigates the impact of ACEs on children's outcomes.

TL;DR: Out-of-home placement, age, and race/ethnicity were strong predictors of service use rates, even after controlling for Child Behavior Checklist scores, and increased coordination between local child welfare and mental health agencies was associated with stronger relationships between Child Behavior checklist scores and service use.

TL;DR: The authors discuss the modest but still lower than expected prevalence of self-reported, clinically significant PTS symptoms and the variables associated with greater risk for heightened PTS symptoms found among cases referred to child welfare services.

TL;DR: Analysis of baseline caregiver, caseworker, and child interviews, and assessment data for a subsample of youth from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being found factors related to higher rates of health-risk behaviors included older age, female gender, abuse history, deviant peers, limited caregiver monitoring, and poor school engagement.