Talks at Twelve: Charles Izzo and Elliott Smith, Thursday, March 10, 2016

Creating Conditions for Healthy Development in Residential Youth Care Settings: Recent Findings from the CARE Program
Charles Izzo and Elliott Smith, BCTR

Thursday, March 10, 2016
12:00-1:00 PM
Beebe Hall, 2nd floor conference room

Income inequality linked to higher rates of child abuse and neglect

Eckenrode

BCTR director John Eckenrode is lead author of a new article, Income Inequality and Child Maltreatment in the United States, published in February in the journal Pediatrics. Eckenrode, who also serves as director of the BCTR's National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN), co-authored the article with NDACAN researchers Elliott Smith, Margaret McCarthy, and Michael Dineen. The article reports findings from a study comparing substantiated reports of child abuse and neglect with nationwide county-level data on income equality and poverty, covering 3,142 U.S. counties. The study concluded,

Higher income inequality across US counties was significantly associated with higher county-level rates of child maltreatment. The findings contribute to the growing literature linking greater income inequality to a range of poor health and well-being outcomes in infants and children.

In a Cornell Chronicle article on the findings, Eckenrode is quoted, saying,

... reducing poverty and inequality would be the single most effective way to prevent maltreatment of children, but in addition there are proven programs that work to support parents and children and help to reduce the chances of abuse and neglect – clearly a multifaceted strategy is needed.

Support for the study came from the Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Income inequality and child maltreatment in the United States - Pediatrics
Child abuse and neglect rise with income inequality - Cornell Chronicle
Child abuse rises with income inequality, Cornell study shows - Ithaca Journal
More kids struggle where the income gap widens - Christian Science Monitor
Rising child abuse linked to rising income inequality, study reports - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Kids may suffer in gaps between haves and have-nots - Reuters

Student Workshop: An Overview of the Quantitative Statistical Analysis Program, Part 2, Monday, April 1, 2013

SPSS: An Overview of the Quantitative Statistical Analysis Program, Part 2
Ellott Smith and Mandy Purington, BCTR

Monday, April 1, 2013
1:30 PM
Beebe Hall, 2nd floor conference room

Come and learn about SPSS, an often-used quantitative statistical analysis program with Elliott Smith and Mandy Purington. This overview workshop is aimed at those new to SPSS and will provide an orientation to the program, including setting up a database, entering data, and running basic analyses.

This the second in a two-part workshop.

Student Workshop: SPSS: An Overview of the Quantitative Statistical Analysis Program, Part 1, Friday, March 29, 2013

SPSS: An Overview of the Quantitative Statistical Analysis Program, Part 1
Elliott Smith & Mandy Purington, BCTR

Friday, March 29, 2013
2:00 PM
Beebe Hall, 2nd floor conference room

Come and learn about SPSS, an often-used quantitative statistical analysis program with Elliott Smith and Mandy Purington. This overview workshop is aimed at those new to SPSS and will provide an orientation to the program, including setting up a database, entering data, and running basic analyses.

This is a two-part workshop. The second section will be held on Monday, April 1st at 1:30 PM in the Beebe Hall conference room.

Student Workshop: An Overview of the Quantitative Statistical Analysis Program, Part 2, Friday, October 19, 2012

SPSS: An Overview of the Quantitative Statistical Analysis Program, Part 2
Ellott Smith and Mandy Purington, BCTR

Friday, October 19, 2012
1:30-2:30pm
Beebe Hall, 2nd floor conference room

Come and learn about SPSS, an often-used quantitative statistical analysis program with Elliott Smith and Mandy Purington. This overview workshop is aimed at those new to SPSS and will provide an orientation to the program, including setting up a database, entering data, and running basic analyses.

This is the second in a two-part workshop.

Student Workshop: SPSS: An Overview of the Quantitative Statistical Analysis Program, Part 1, Thursday, October 18, 2012

SPSS: An Overview of the Quantitative Statistical Analysis Program, Part 1
Elliott Smith & Mandy Purington, BCTR

Thursday, October 18, 2012
2:30-3:30pm
Beebe Hall, 2nd floor conference room

Come and learn about SPSS, an often-used quantitative statistical analysis program with Elliott Smith and Mandy Purington. This overview workshop is aimed at those new to SPSS and will provide an orientation to the program, including setting up a database, entering data, and running basic analyses.

This is a two-part workshop. The second section will be held on October 19th from 1:30-2:30pm in the Beebe Hall conference room.

Elliott Smith presents to the Child Welfare Information Gateway

On March 30, Elliott Smith, Associate Director of the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect gave a webinar to the staff of the Child Welfare Information Gateway. Like the Data Archive, the Gateway is a service of the Children's Bureau in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its mission is to "connect professionals and the general public to timely, essential information and resources targeted to the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families." The Gateway frequently refers researchers, graduate students, and child welfare professionals to the Archive. During the webinar, Dr. Smith gave an overview of the Data Archive, including a description of its services, an explanation of what secondary analysis is, and the datasets that the Archive distributes most frequently to the research community.

Overview of the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect