The Association of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Units and Reports of Child Abuse and Neglect

Poverty broadly and financial stress owing to housing insecurity specifically are associated with an increased risk of child maltreatment. Therefore, it is possible that a program designed to increase access to affordable housing such as the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program could reduce child m...

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Published in:American journal of preventive medicine 2022-05, Vol.62 (5), p.727-734
Main Authors: Shanahan, Meghan E., Austin, Anna E., Durrance, Christine P., Martin, Sandra L., Mercer, Jeremy A., Runyan, Desmond K., Runyan, Carol W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abused children
Access
Affordable housing
Alliances
Child
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse - prevention & control
Child poverty
Children
Credit
Economic stress
Housing
Humans
Income
Income taxes
Insecurity
Low income groups
Low income housing credit
Poverty
Public housing
Tax credits
Taxation
Taxes
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Summary:Poverty broadly and financial stress owing to housing insecurity specifically are associated with an increased risk of child maltreatment. Therefore, it is possible that a program designed to increase access to affordable housing such as the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program could reduce child maltreatment. The purpose of this study is to examine the association of the availability of housing units through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program with the rates of child maltreatment reports, including reports for physical abuse and neglect, at the state and county levels. Data were from the 2005‒2015 National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program database. Generalized estimating equations were conducted in 2021 to calculate rate ratios and 95% CIs, adjusting for relevant confounders. At the state level, ≥25 compared with
ISSN:0749-3797
1873-2607
DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2021.11.020