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Sponsor: University of Utah
Conditions: Child Abuse, Primary Health Care, Child Welfare
Interventions: Collaborative Care
Countries: United States
This study evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of a collaborative care practice for infants investigated by state Child Protective Services (CPS) for suspected maltreatment. Recognizing the vulnerability of infants referred into CPS in the first year of life, as well as the frequent contact of infants with health care providers in the first year of life, the investigators will conduct a RCT to measure the impact of a collaborative practice model linking CPS caseworkers with primary health care providers during an investigation for suspected infant maltreatment. With this trial, the investigators will ask (3a) Can a collaborative practice model improve parent-reported infant health-related quality of life 6 months following child welfare involvement for suspected infant maltreatment? and (3b) Does a collaborative practice model impact repeat child welfare involvement for suspected child maltreatment over 6 months?
Sex: ALL
Age: 0 Days to 364 Days
Healthy volunteers: No
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Inclusion Criteria: * Less than 12 months of age at referral * Involved in a child welfare investigation for suspected maltreatment * Investigation occurring in Utah DCFS Salt Lake Valley or Western regions Exclusion Criteria: For the primary and selected secondary outcomes, * Caregiver with primary spoken language other than English or Spanish, * CPS caseworkers not yet randomized to a practice arm * Infants in out-of-home placement at the time of referral or case closure, * Infants suffering fatal maltreatment * Prior investigation of an infant in a household during study timeframe (e.g., twins, infant siblings, and repeat referrals will be excluded). For other secondary outcomes related to CPS outcomes, language exclusion will not be considered.
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States