# Public Policies, Community Conditions, and Child Abuse and Neglect: National and Statewide Data Analyses and Literature Reviews

> **NIH ALLCDC K01** · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · 2020 · $102,521

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The goal of the proposed study is to understand the relationships of community conditions and public policies
with child abuse and neglect (CAN) report rates. Addressing important knowledge gaps in this area will inform
efforts to prevent CAN.
The proposed study has two specific aims. The first aim is to examine the associations between community
conditions and CAN report rates. This study will examine, for the first time, the relationships of community-level
food insecurity, child care availability, medical/mental/behavioral health service availability, and home visiting
program provision with CAN report rates using US national and Illinois statewide data. Other known community
risk factors (e.g., poverty rate) will also be examined, as well as potential variation by child demographics (i.e.,
race/ethnicity, age, and sex), rural/urban status, and CAN subtype for the first time in the national and state
data. The second aim is to review existing literature to uncover the impact of policies on community conditions
and predict changes in CAN report rates by changes in these policies. To that end, the study will undertake a
literature review of federal and state policies influencing community conditions that have a strong relationship
with the CAN report rates in the Aim 1 analyses. Next, the study will utilize the Monte Carlo method to estimate
the impact of policies on CAN report rates as mediated by community conditions (policy → community
condition → CAN report rate) based on the effect sizes from the literature review (policy → community
condition) and the estimates from Aim 1 (community condition → CAN report rate).
To pursue these aims, Dr. Hyunil Kim will receive training to enhance expertise in (1) establishing indicators of
community conditions; (2) obtaining, linking, and managing data; (3) analyzing longitudinal and multilevel data;
(4) translating research findings into policy implications; and (5) writing grants and disseminating research
findings. Dr. Kim will complete the training and research activities under the mentorship of Drs. Craig
Gundersen and Liliane Windsor.
The proposed study will address important knowledge gaps in the NCIPC’s research priorities aimed at
preventing CAN. The training and research activities will allow Dr. Kim to become an independent investigator
who can conduct R01/03 research that provides evidence useful to reducing CAN rates at the population level.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10136793
- **Project number:** 1K01CE003229-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
- **Principal Investigator:** Hyunil Kim
- **Activity code:** K01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $102,521
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-30 → 2022-09-29

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10136793

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10136793, Public Policies, Community Conditions, and Child Abuse and Neglect: National and Statewide Data Analyses and Literature Reviews (1K01CE003229-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10136793. Licensed CC0.

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