Gabriel Brodbar

Publications (2)1.18 Total impact

• Article: Matching needs and services: an assessment tool for community-based service systems.

  Elan Melamid, Gabriel Brodbar
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  ABSTRACT: This article presents results from an outcomes-based needs assessment in an urban service district, using case record data to profile service needs in different communities. The methodology emphasizes consistent collection of data from actual case records and explicitly includes line staff and clients in the planning process. Such reviews could benefit a variety of community-based child welfare, health, and education systems, although implementing identified service strategies can be challenging.
  Child welfare 82(4):397-412. · 0.59 Impact Factor
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  Article: Child welfare involvement among children in homeless families.

  Jung Min Park, Stephen Metraux, Gabriel Brodbar, Dennis P Culhane
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  ABSTRACT: An analysis of 8251 homeless children in New York City found that 18% of them received child welfare services over the five-year period following their first shelter admission, and an additional 6% had a history of having received such services before their first shelter admission. Recurrent use of public shelters, exposure to domestic violence, older age at first episode of homelessness, and larger number of children in a household were associated with an increased risk of child welfare involvement. The high rate of crossover between homelessness and the child welfare system suggests the need for service coordination for children in homeless families.
  Child welfare 83(5):423-36. · 0.59 Impact Factor