Figure 1. Caseworker reports of child service needs by substantiation status.

It is a bar graph whose horizontal axis shows the types of services (health, mental health, and special education) that, according to child welfare system caseworker report, are needed by children with substantiated, indicated, and unsubstantiated cases of child maltreatment. The percentages of children reported by caseworkers to be in need of services are shown on the vertical axis. For each of the three types of service need, three bars are shown. A legend indicates that the first bar in each set represents percentage of substantiated cases of child maltreatment; the second, the percentage of cases in which maltreatment was indicated but not substantiated; the third, the percentage of unsubstantiated cases.

In the first set of bars, the first bar shows that 22.8 percent of children with substantiated cases of maltreatment needed services for health problems. The second bar in this set shows that 23.1 percent of children with cases of indicated maltreatment needed health services. The third bar shows that 10.7 percent of children with unsubstantiated maltreatment cases needed health services.

In the second set of bars, the first bar shows that 42.4 percent of children with substantiated cases of maltreatment needed services for mental health (emotional or behavioral) problems. The second bar shows that 37.0 percent of children with cases of indicated maltreatment needed mental health services. The third bar shows that 23.0 percent of children with unsubstantiated maltreatment cases needed mental health services.

In the third set of bars, the first bar shows that 18.7 percent of children with substantiated cases of maltreatment needed special education services . The second bar shows that 15.7 percent of children with indicated maltreatment needed special education services. The third bar shows that 10.6 percent of children with unsubstantiated maltreatment cases needed special education services.

A note below the chart indicates that the significance values in the chart represent omnibus effects. Probability notes indicate that results for health needs are statistically significant at the .01 level, results for mental health needs are statistically significant at the .001 level, and results for special education service needs are statistically significant at the .05 level. (Back to Figure 1)

Figure 2. Children receiving child welfare system (CWS) services one year after investigation, by substantiation status.

It is a bar graph that shows the percentage of children, by case substantiation status, who were still receiving CWS services a year after initial investigation. The horizontal axis is labeled “Maltreatment Substantiation Decision”; The vertical axis shows the percentage of children receiving CWS services a year after investigation. A legend differentiates three bars as cases of substantiated child maltreatment, cases of indicated child maltreatment, and cases of unsubstantiated child maltreatment.

The first bar shows that 69.3 percent of children from substantiated cases still received CWS services 12 months after investigation. The second bar shows that 57.7 percent of children from cases indicating maltreatment still received CWS services 12 months after investigation. The third bar shows that 40.6 percent of children with unsubstantiated maltreatment cases were still receiving CWS services 12 months after investigation. A note below the chart indicates that the significance values in the chart represent omnibus effects and that results are statistically significant at the .0001 level. (Back to Figure 2)

Figure 3. Children needing mental health services and special education services who received them, one year after child welfare system investigation.

The four sets of bars in this figure show the percentage of children across substantiation categories who, according to caregiver report, received different types of mental health and special education services. The horizontal axis shows four categories of services: specialty mental health, nonspecialty mental health, educational testing, and special education student classification. Each service category contains three bars. A legend indicates that the first bar in each set represents percentage of substantiated cases of child maltreatment; the second, cases in which maltreatment was indicated but not substantiated; the third, unsubstantiated cases. The vertical axis indicates the percentage of children receiving the services.

In the first set of bars, the first bar shows that 37.8 percent of children from substantiated cases of maltreatment received specialty mental health services. The second bar in this set shows that 21.0 percent from indicated cases of maltreatment received specialty mental health services. The third bar shows that 27.3 percent from unsubstantiated cases received specialty mental health services.

In the second set of bars, the first bar shows that 31.2 percent of children from substantiated cases of maltreatment received nonspecialty mental health services. The second bar shows that 38.4 percent from indicated cases of maltreatment received nonspecialty mental health services. The third bar shows that 33.5 percent from unsubstantiated cases received nonspecialty mental health services.

In the third set of bars, the first bar shows that 29.0 percent of children from substantiated cases of maltreatment received educational testing services. The second bar shows that 21.7 percent from indicated cases of maltreatment received educational testing services. The third bar shows that 28.1 percent from unsubstantiated cases received educational testing services.

In the fourth set of bars, the first bar shows that 61.4 percent of children from substantiated cases of maltreatment received special education student classification services. The second bar shows that 48.8 percent from indicated cases of maltreatment received special education student classification services. The third bar shows that 78.7 percent from unsubstantiated cases received special education student classification services.

A note below the chart states that no significant differences are represented in this figure. (Back to Figure 3)