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초록

This study aimed to identify subgroups of “early support” cases in Korean CPS(child protective services) system and examine the characteristics of re-reports by subgroups. Early support cases are those that are unsubstantiated but are at risk of child maltreatment. The sample included 1,165 early support cases of CPS in 2014. The latent class analysis found three groups: high-risk caregivers and their school-aged children with problem behaviors, medium-risk mothers and their preschoolers, and low-risk caregivers and their school-aged children. When we followed the participants through the end of the year 2016 to observe re-reports, the re-report rate was 12%-13%, and the rate of substantiated re-report was 9-10% across the subgroups. These rates were higher than the re-report rate among the substantiated initial cases, as indicated in previous studies. The life-table method showed no significant difference in the re-report rate by time among the subgroups. However, the results of the chi-square analysis revealed that the high-risk caregivers and their school-aged children with problem behaviors had significantly more prior CPS report than the two other subgroups. Based on the results, we discussed ways to strengthen a prevention-oriented approach in the Korean CPS system.

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