Child welfare involvement and contexts of poverty: The role of parental adversities, social networks, and social services
K Fong - Children and Youth Services Review, 2017 - Elsevier
Research documents a link between poverty and child welfare involvement, but the nature of
this relationship is unclear. By providing in-depth accounts of situations leading to child
welfare involvement, parents' perspectives can enrich our understanding of how poverty
matters for child welfare involvement. Based on in-depth interviews with 40 poor parents
previously investigated for child maltreatment, I discuss contexts of poverty that provided
pathways to child welfare involvement. Poverty created environments of desperation and …
this relationship is unclear. By providing in-depth accounts of situations leading to child
welfare involvement, parents' perspectives can enrich our understanding of how poverty
matters for child welfare involvement. Based on in-depth interviews with 40 poor parents
previously investigated for child maltreatment, I discuss contexts of poverty that provided
pathways to child welfare involvement. Poverty created environments of desperation and …