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Latino Children in the Welfare System

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Latino Children of Immigrants in the Child Welfare System: Findings From the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being

by Alan J. Dettlaff, Ph.D., and Ilze Earner, Ph.D.

Latino children and families are often treated as a homogenous group, with little understanding of the potential differences that may exist between immigrant and native-born families. This research brief provides findings from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) related to the involvement of Latino children of immigrants in the child welfare system. These findings represent the first national data concerning the characteristics, risk factors, and types of maltreatment experienced by this population. Read more.

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