Report: Majority of Children Remain at Home after Maltreatment Investigation

Report: Majority of Children Remain at Home after Maltreatment Investigation

Eighteen months after the close of a child maltreatment investigation, nearly 80 percent of children are still living in the home with their parents or primary caregivers according to a new report from RTI International and the U.S Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

Heather Ringeisen, Ph.D., director of the Children and Families Program at RTI and the project investigator said: “Just the fact that a maltreatment investigation has been opened indicates problems within the family that could lead to issues for the child. We’re finding that those left at home continue having similar developmental and mental health problems and needs for services to those placed out of the home.”