Screening decisions for non-abuse concerns reported to child protection agencies- a structural equation model for referral content and decision outcome

Child protection referrals that contain information about incidents of physical child abuse, sexual abuse, and domestic violence have a high chance of being screened in for investigation. The aim of the current study is to investigate which case factors that affect the decision to screen-in cases with other types of concerns. A sample of referrals (N = 1365) to child protection services in Norway was randomly drawn. Information was collected...