The third focus area of CMPL is examining the impact of neighborhoods on child maltreatment. Our prior research has focused on the mediating pathways through which neighborhoods relate to maltreatment, and we are currently examining the unique ways in which neighborhoods contribute to maltreatment in rural areas.
Chang, O.D., Chang, Y., & Maguire-Jack, K. (2024). Intervening in suspected child maltreatment: Parents’ responses to and perceptions of maltreatment in a rural midwestern county. Accepted for publication in Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.