A bibliography of reports currently available : from the Research, Evaluation, and Planning Unit

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by  Massachusetts. Dept. of Social Services. Research, Evaluation, and Planning Unit

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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF REPORTS
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BIBLIOGRAPHY-APRIL 1997
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
#1. 1995 Child Maltreatment Statistics - Antone C. Felix; December 1996; (64pp): Descriptive
statistics dealing with reports, screening decisions, investigation outcomes, reporting
groups, alleged perpetrator's relationship to child, and characteristics of maltreated children.
\^j Maltreatment incidence rates are presented for counties and selected cities in Massachusetts.
Calendar year 1995 statistics are compared to those for 1983-1994.
#2. Reserved for future report.
#3. DA Referral Summary 0* Half of FY'97) - Walter E. Taylor; February 1997; (2pp):
Summary of child maltreatment referrals made to the district attorneys (Chapter 288, the
District Attorney Reporting Bill). Cases are summarized by referral category and county.
Counts of victimized children by sex and age group are also provided. Statistics are
compiled semiannually.
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/ #4. Services to Sexually Abused Children and Their Families: Preliminary Report - William
Deveney, David Rintell, Judy Starr, Barbara Raab-Protentis; Fall 1987:
j a. Part I: Survey ofSexual Abuse Treatment Programs (87pp)
J b. Part II: Characteristics ofChildren and Families in Treatment (47pp)
y c. Part HI: Case Management in Sexual Abuse Cases: A Functional Analysis (37pp)
y/ d. Part IV: Process and Outcome in the Treatment of Sexually Abused Children and Their
Mothers (99pp)
\j #5. Substance Abuse and Family Violence
a. Part I: Identification of Drug and Alcohol Usage During Child Abuse Investigations in
Boston - Julia Herskowitz, Magueye Seek, and Claire Fogg; May 1989. (17pp)
b. Part II: Identification of Drug and Alcohol Usage during Child Abuse Investigations in
Massachusetts - Julia Herskowitz and Magueye Seek; January J990. (16pp)
c. Families with Supported Investigations: Prevalence of Substance Abuse and Domestic
Violence April. 1990 - Frances I. Wheat and James J. Connors; June 1991 (8pp)
Statistical update of5b.
#6. Reserved for future report
#7. Reserved for future report.
#8. Reserved for future report.

BIBLIOGRAPHY APRIL 1997
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SUBSTITUTE CARE
#9. Reserved for future report.
#10. Reserved for future report.
ADOPTION/GUARDIANSHIP
#11. Reserved for future report.
#12. Profiles of Adopted Children and Guardianship Children FY'96 - Antone C. Felix, April
1997 (36pp). Statistical description of the characteristics of children who were adopted or
had guardianships appointed. Demographic characteristics include: sex, ethnicity/race,
preferred language, sibling groups, and the age of the children at the time of the finalized
adoption or guardianship. Information is also provided on trans-racial adoptions, the race
and marital status ofguardians and adoptive parents, the type ofadoptive home (foster care,
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kinship, or recruited), and the amount of continuous time spent in substitute care prior to
adoption or guardianship. -The different stages in the adoption and guardianship processes
are discussed. An analysis of the manner (legal process) by which children are freed for
adoption is presented along with the amount oftime it takes to legally free a child in various
courts. Also included in this report are adoption and guardianship subsidy statistics. It
should be noted that FY'96 statistics are compared to statistics from prior years.
#13. Profiles of Adopted Children and Guardianship Children FY'95 - Antone C. Felix, July
1996 (36pp). Statistical description of the characteristics of children who were adopted or
had guardianships appointed. Demographic characteristics include: sex, ethnicity/race,
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preferred language, sibling groups, and the age of the children at the time of the finalized
adoption or guardianship. Information is also provided on trans-racial adoptions, the race
and marital status ofguardians and adoptive parents, the type ofadoptive home (foster care,
kinship, or recruited), and the amount of continuous time spent in substitute care prior to
adoption or guardianship. The different stages in the adoption and guardianship processes
are discussed. Adoption and guardianship subsidy statistics are also presented. FY'95
statistics are compared to statistics from prior years.
#14. Reserved for future report.

BIBLIOGRAPHY APRIL 1997
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SUPPORT SERVICES
#15. Reserved for future report.
#16. Reserved for future report.
#17. Pediatric AIDS: A Child Welfare Response - Julia Herskowitz and Kenneth Pontes, May
1989. (25pp) Description and analysis ofthe Department's response to the growing number
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ofrequests for HIV testing and placement ofHIV+ children in its care and custody.
#18. Reserved for future report.

BIBLIOGRAPHY- APRIL 1997
NEEDS ASSESSMENT/PLANNING
#19. DSS Quarterly Report - Antone C. Felix and Walter E. Taylor; (23pp): Data are aggregated
v to regional and statewide levels, and compared with data from preceding quarters up to a
year ago. Includes consumer and family counts by age, sex, ethnicity/race, and location;
child abuse/neglect statistics; intake activity (family counts by type ofcase opening); counts
of consumers entering substitute care by type of placement and leaving care by reason for
leaving; adoption/guardianship subsidy statistics; a profile of approved foster homes; and a
summary ofmaltreatment cases referred to the district attorneys.
#20. DSS Demographic Report on Consumer Populations (July 1996) - Antone C. Felix; April
1997; (46pp): Quantitative description ofthe composition ofthe DSS consumer population
(statewide and regional). Population distributions are presented for characteristics such as
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age, sex, ethnicity/race, preferred language, location, and time in placement. Also includes:
a separate analysis of: children under 18 years old in placement (demographics, placement
type, placement changes, time in care, reason for case opening, service plan goal); a
comparison of demographic data for 1987 vs. 1996; and profiles of consumers entering
placement and consumers leaving placement during the fiscal year. Updated annually.
#21. An Analysis of the Foster Home Needs Assessment - Peter Watson; April 1996; (42pp):
Topics addressed are: the special needs offoster children; the increased training and support
services foster parents need to work effectively with foster children; and the implications of
these factors to the recruitment ofnew foster homes. Recommendations are provided about
program adjustments to improve the match between the capabilities of the foster care
system and the needs ofchildren placed in foster homes.
#22. Reserved for future report.
#23. An Analysis ofChild Fatalities in the DSS Caseload. Calendar Year 1995 - Antone C. Felix
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and Jean Wilson; April 1997; (23pp): demographic description of the children and their
parents is presented along with information about the children's deaths and the
circumstances surrounding their deaths. The report also examines some ofthe issues raised
by the review of the deaths, including domestic violence, substance abuse, services to
adolescents, male adults (fathers/partners), and case practice.
#24. Overview ofConsumer Population Served by the Department of Social Services, June 1996
(Chapter II of the Title IV-B Plan for FFY,97). - Antone C. Felix and Walter E. Taylor;
August 1996; (18pp): Description ofpopulation served by DSS and comparison to a similar
overview ofthe previous year's consumer population
#25. Reserved for future report.
#26. Reserved for future report.