Identifying families with complex needs after an initial child abuse investigation: A comparison of demographics and needs related to domestic violence,mental health,and substance use

Families with complex needs related to domestic violence, mental health, and substance use have some of the worst child protective services (CPS) outcomes. Although many of these families are identified during a CPS investigation and subsequently referred to home-based postinvestigation services (HBPS), many are re-reported to CPS, so it is important to understand the postinvestigation experiences of this vulnerable group. Therefore, this study compared families with and without complex needs to understand their uniquedemographics, needs, and postinvestigation outcomes.The sample consisted of 2008 caregivers who received HBPS following an initial CPS investigation. The Family Assessment Form (FAF) was used to measure family functioning in eight domains using a 1–5 scale with higher ratings representing worse functioning. Complex needs were indicated by a mean FAF score of 3 or higher for either domestic violence, mental health, or substance use. Using Pearson chi-square analyses and two-sample t-tests, comparisons were made between families with (n = 836) and without (n = 1172) complex needs. Half of caregivers with complex needs had a history of abuse, 25% had three to five needs, and nearly half had six to eight needs; 90% of caregivers without complex needs had zero to two needs. Furthermore, caregivers with complex needs had higher mean scores for concrete, educational, and clinical needs. These findings highlight the importance of recognizing variation among families referred to HBPS and accurate screening to ensure that families with complex needs are offered and receive services matched to their unique characteristics and needs.     

What About the Hyperlocals?

Using a survey of a sample of hyperlocal actors in Sweden (N?=?178), this article examines preconditions, motivations and sustainability for hyperlocal media operations, outside the traditional media chains, in order to provide a picture of their function in the current media landscape, and to further build on the understanding of the hyperlocal business model. This study extends the hyperlocal definition by including media platforms other than websites. The results show that the operations indeed aim to support and foster citizenship, strengthen democracy and mirror the local community. At the same time, as shown by other studies, the fact that they are not large-scale, highly profitable operations may challenge their sustainability. Nonetheless, most of them claim to be profitable, largely because of the print platform, and have a positive outlook on the future. Revenues from advertising and readership are currently less substantial for Web-based operations, which reinforces the need to broaden the definition of hyperlocal publishing platforms when talking about financial sustainability. Currently, hyperlocal media in Sweden, with small resources and a lower publishing frequency, cannot be viewed as a replacement of established media, but play important roles as complementary alternative voices and contribute to media plurality in the local community.     

两类多元函数条件极值的判定

对于用拉格朗日乘数法求出多元函数条件极值问题的可疑极值点,利用隐函数存在定理,给出了两类多元函数的条件极值问题的一些适用范围比较广的判定定理,并举例验证该判定定理的有效性.     

罗尔中值定理在高等数学竞赛题中的运用

结合江苏省高等数学竞赛题探讨中值问题中等式的证明,从罗尔中值定理的结构分析、求导法则的熟练使用以及辅助函数构造的对比分析三个角度出发,分析了罗尔中值定理在微分中介值问题证明中的运用.     

点的存在性的证明方法的分析

本文主要讨论了在给定不同的条件下．证明点的存在性的一般分析方法。大体上分成三种情况：1）连续条件,利用连续函数的性质及其定理进行证明：2）可导或者积分,利用费马定理和中值定理证明;3）无连续或者可导条件时,通常需要用实数理论进行分析。     

哥德巴赫猜想证明中的误差问题

在前期笔者对哥德巴赫猜想的证明思路的基础上,针对该证明中的误差问题,进一步进行解释并给出更明确的补充证明,使证明更其严密与完善。     

HA—凸函数及其Jsensen不等式

针对凸性及其广义凸性问题,提出了HA—凸函数的概念,给出了HA—凸函数的判定定理及其运算性质,建立了HA—凸函数的Jensen型不等式,列举了HA—凸函数的应用实例.     

导数极限定理的推广

导数的极限定理是数学分析中较重要的一个定理,既是导数的性质之一,又是求函数导数的工具.将导数极限定理推广到了高阶导数、偏导数、方向导数,从而得到了求高阶导数、偏导数以及方向导数的一个重要工具.     

中国古代数学中的方程问题研究

在河谷文明与早期数学至中世纪近代数学形成之前,代数范畴中的方程问题就已经成为数学重要内容之一了.探寻了中国人在这个漫长时期内各个阶段标志性方程的形式和解法,以及古代人的智慧和数学思想的形成.     

关于质点系功能原理和机械能守恒定律相关问题的讨论

阐述了引入外势能质点系的"功能原理"和机械能守恒定律在一般情况下不成立,而且有悖常识,没有存在的必要;并进一步指出质点系的"功能原理"应改为质点系的机械能定理,质点系的机械能守恒定律是力学中的能量转化与守恒定律,是力学中一条独立定律,而不是"功能原理"的推论.