Reporting Maltreatment to Child Protective Services in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence Research

Given the overlap between intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment, IPV-exposed child participants in research might disclose instances of child maltreatment. Such disclosures might require researchers to report the maltreatment to child protective services (CPS). However, the literatu...

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Published inViolence against women Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 131 - 147
Main Authors Rizo, Cynthia Fraga, O’Brien, Jennifer, Macy, Rebecca, Ermentrout, Dania, Lanier, Paul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.02.2019
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Child abuse & neglect
Child welfare
Childrearing practices
Community research
Domestic violence
Ethical dilemmas
Intimate partner violence
Mothers
Parenthood education
Parents & parenting
Research ethics
child abuse
children exposed to domestic violence
domestic violence
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Summary:Given the overlap between intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment, IPV-exposed child participants in research might disclose instances of child maltreatment. Such disclosures might require researchers to report the maltreatment to child protective services (CPS). However, the literature provides minimal guidance on how to navigate the complex challenges and ethical dilemmas around reporting in the context of research. To help address this gap and stimulate discussion regarding protocols and policies for reporting child maltreatment, this article presents a CPS reporting protocol developed as part of a community-engaged research project evaluating a parenting intervention for system-involved mothers experiencing IPV.
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ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/1077801218761604