•Most serious abuse types for substantiated cases
(Af Am – physical abuse (high), sexual abuse (low); Am In - sex ab / ed negl - high; APIA
negl/ phys negl high; Lat – emo abuse high
•Initial Setting for substantiated cases: White – home; Af Am – OH-kinship; AI
– home w/serv; OH-group; Lat –
home w/ no services
•Health / Mental Health Child Risks (e.g., depression (AI – high; Af Am - low, white
- low)
•Community risk, caregiver monitoring, caregiver
relationship to child
(high for AI, mixed for APIA);
caregiver drug / alcohol dependence (high for Af Am; alcohol dependence high for
Latinos)