Effects of the Child Protection System on Parents
研究发现，儿童保护服务介入后，母亲在一年内更多使用心理和物质滥用治疗服务，但收入和就业未受影响，且边缘介入可能导致长期社会服务参与。
<h3>Abstract</h3> Child protective services investigate a third of child-homes for maltreatment, yet repercussions for parents remain unclear. I show that mothers face considerable adversity when referred for alleged child maltreatment. Using a novel strategy that combines event studies with variation in intervention tendency across investigators, I find that child protective services interventions increase mothers’ enrollment in mental health and substance abuse treatment services for a year, even when those services are not mandated. Earnings and employment are unaffected. Marginal interventions can lead to persistent involvement with social services for years.