Parental history of offending and/or mental illness are risk factors for child maltreatment. However, limited research has directly contrasted the role of maternal versus paternal criminal offending or mental health problems in contributing to earlier contact with the child protection system. In this study we examined the relative contributions of these risk factors in relation to the time to the offspring's first report to child protection services, or first placement in out of home care (OOHC), using administrative records for a population sample of 71,661 children. Prior paternal offending had a greater independent effect on time to the offspring's first contact with child protection services (HR = 2.27 [95% CI = 2.14-2.40]) than maternal offending (HR = 1.75 [95% CI = 1.63 -1.87]) or maternal mental disorder diagnosis (HR = 1.66 [95% CI = 1.57 -1.77]). By contrast, prior maternal offending (HR = 2.58 [95% CI = 2.26-2.95]) and mental disorder diagnosis (HR = 2.33 [95% CI = 2.05-2.63]) had a greater effect on earlier placement in OOHC, relative to prior paternal offending (HR = 1.59 [95% CI = 1.35 -1.88]) and mental disorder diagnosis (HR = 1.06 [95% CI = 0.94 -1.19]). These findings demonstrate the potential benefits of coordinated government responses across multiple agencies to identify vulnerable children and families who might benefit from early interventions or support services.

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在有刑事定罪和精神障碍的父母的孩子中更早地接触儿童保护服务。

父母的犯罪史和/或精神疾病是虐待儿童的危险因素。然而，有限的研究直接对比了母亲与父亲的刑事犯罪或心理健康问题在促进早期接触儿童保护系统方面的作用。在这项研究中，我们使用 71,661 名儿童的人口样本的行政记录，研究了这些风险因素与后代首次向儿童保护服务报告或首次安置在户外护理 (OOHC) 的时间相关的相对贡献。与母亲犯罪（HR = 1.75 [95% CI = 1.63 -1.87]）相比，先前的父亲犯罪对后代首次接触儿童保护服务的时间（HR = 2.27 [95% CI = 2.14-2.40]）具有更大的独立影响或母亲精神障碍诊断（HR = 1. 66 [95% CI = 1.57 -1.77])。相比之下，先前的产妇犯罪（HR = 2.58 [95% CI = 2.26-2.95]）和精神障碍诊断（HR = 2.33 [95% CI = 2.05-2.63]）对早期安置在 OOHC 中的影响更大，相对于先前的父亲犯罪（HR = 1.59 [95% CI = 1.35 -1.88]）和精神障碍诊断（HR = 1.06 [95% CI = 0.94 -1.19]）。这些发现证明了跨多个机构协调政府响应的潜在好处，以识别可能从早期干预或支持服务中受益的弱势儿童和家庭。88]）和精神障碍诊断（HR = 1.06 [95% CI = 0.94 -1.19]）。这些发现证明了跨多个机构协调政府响应的潜在好处，以识别可能从早期干预或支持服务中受益的弱势儿童和家庭。88]）和精神障碍诊断（HR = 1.06 [95% CI = 0.94 -1.19]）。这些发现证明了跨多个机构协调政府响应的潜在好处，以识别可能从早期干预或支持服务中受益的弱势儿童和家庭。