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The differential association of socioeconomic vulnerabilities and neglect-related child protection involvement across geographies: Multilevel structural equation modeling

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  • Esposito, Tonino
  • Chabot, Martin
  • Caldwell, Johanna
  • Webb, Calum
  • Delaye, Ashleigh
  • Fluke, John D.
  • Trocmé, Nico
  • Bywaters, Paul

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This paper explores the use of social geographic data and multilevel latent modeling to make initial predictions on geographic variation in child protection involvement for reasons of neglect, resulting in novel findings regarding the relationship between poverty and neglect in low-density geographies in the province of Quebec, Canada.

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  • Esposito, Tonino & Chabot, Martin & Caldwell, Johanna & Webb, Calum & Delaye, Ashleigh & Fluke, John D. & Trocmé, Nico & Bywaters, Paul, 2022. "The differential association of socioeconomic vulnerabilities and neglect-related child protection involvement across geographies: Multilevel structural equation modeling," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 138(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:138:y:2022:i:c:s0190740922001414
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106505
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