This report summarizes findings from a study conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota, in partnership with program staff at the Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department (HSPHD). The study was designed to understand and attend to individual characteristics and pressing systemic issues influencing child maltreatment re-reporting, recurrence, and foster care re-entry in Hennepin County. This study focused on these outcomes during 2014-2017, a time period in which HSPHD experienced significant system change and practice shifts.

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