Abstract
Maltreatment and disability often coexist in the lives of young children, as children who are maltreated are at a higher risk for developing a disability, and, conversely, children with a disability are at a higher risk of being maltreated. Despite being supported by multiple service systems, young children with disabilities who have experienced maltreatment are often not optimally supported by these service systems. We utilized a mixed methods design to explore how early intervention and child welfare collaborate to support young children with disabilities who have experienced maltreatment. Implications and future directions for research, policy and practice are discussed.
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This research was supported in part by funding from the Doris Duke Child Well-Being Fellowship from Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago and the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education: Project Blend (H325D110037). The authors thank Dr. Susan Fowler, Dr. Headda Meaddan, Dr. Jennifer Greene and the Doris Duke Child Well-Being Fellowship at Chapin Hall for their support and assistance with this project.
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Corr, C., Santos, R.M. “Not in the Same Sandbox”: Cross-Systems Collaborations Between Early Intervention and Child Welfare Systems. Child Adolesc Soc Work J 34, 9–22 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-016-0470-4
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