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dc.contributor.authorFreisthler, Bridget
dc.contributor.authorWolf, Jennifer Price
dc.contributor.authorWiegmann, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorKepple, Nancy J.
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-01T16:13:42Z
dc.date.available2022-02-01T16:13:42Z
dc.date.issued2017-06-08
dc.identifier.citationFreisthler B, Wolf JP, Wiegmann W, Kepple NJ. Drug Use, the Drug Environment, and Child Physical Abuse and Neglect. Child Maltreatment. 2017;22(3):245-255. doi:10.1177/1077559517711042en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/32486
dc.description.abstractAlthough drug use is considered a risk factor for child maltreatment, very little work has examined how the drug environment may affect physical abuse and neglect by parents. Utilizing information from a telephone survey with 2,597 respondents from 43 cities with valid police data on narcotics incidents, we analyzed the relationship between drug use, drug availability, and child maltreatment using multilevel models. City-level rates of drug abuse and dependence were related to more frequent physical abuse. Parents who use drugs in areas with greater availability of drugs reported more physical abuse and physical neglect. Emotional support was protective of all types of maltreatment. While most child welfare interventions focus on reducing parental drug use in order to reduce child abuse, these findings suggest environmental prevention or neighborhood strengthening approaches designed to reduce the supply of illicit drugs may also reduce child abuse through multiple mechanisms.en_US
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen_US
dc.rightsCopyright © 2017, © SAGE Publicationsen_US
dc.subjectAbusive parentsen_US
dc.subjectEcological modelsen_US
dc.subjectNeglecten_US
dc.subjectPhysical abuseen_US
dc.subjectSubstance abuseen_US
dc.titleDrug Use, the Drug Environment, and Child Physical Abuse and Neglecten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
kusw.kuauthorKepple, Nancy J.
kusw.kudepartmentSocial Welfareen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1077559517711042en_US
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscripten_US
kusw.oapolicyThis item meets KU Open Access policy criteria.en_US
dc.identifier.pmidPMC8596296en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccessen_US


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