Can Early Intervention Reduce Future Child Maltreatment? / Anna Aizer, Emilia Brito Rebolledo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aizer, Anna.

Contributor:

Rebolledo, Emilia Brito.

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w33341.

NBER working paper series no. w33341

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2025.

Summary:

Children with a disability are 3.5 times more likely to be maltreated. Federal Early Intervention (EI) serves 426,000 children 0-3 with a disability, 3.7% of the entire population under three. EI's objective is to support families in caring for their children's special needs. Compared to children evaluated but ineligible for EI, children receiving EI in the first year of life are 3.3 percentage points less likely to be maltreated later in life, a decline of 45%, with smaller effects for those receiving services later. Targeting at-risk children, intervening early, and engaging with families in a cooperative manner effectively reduces future maltreatment.

Notes:

January 2025.

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