Personalized tool to help prevent child maltreatment
Research Project 2
['FUNDING_OTHER'] · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · NIH-11176147
A personalized decision tool aims to help child welfare workers and caregivers reduce the risk of abuse for children and teens.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_OTHER'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (NEW YORK, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11176147 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
If your child is at risk of maltreatment, this project is trying out a computer-based decision tool that uses data to recommend who may need extra support and what kinds of services might help. Researchers will field-test the tool with child welfare agencies, caregivers, and community providers to see if personalized recommendations can be given safely and practically. The team will collect outcomes and user feedback to improve the tool's accuracy, fairness, and usability before wider use. Lessons from this testing will be used to refine the system and guide future prevention efforts.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are families, caregivers, or children and teens who are at risk of maltreatment or are connected with child welfare or community support services.
Not a fit: This project is not a substitute for emergency protection or medical care and may not help people who are not involved with child welfare services or those needing immediate safety interventions.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Could help identify children at higher risk and guide personalized support to prevent abuse and reduce harm.
How similar studies have performed: Related decision-support tools have helped target services in other fields, but applying predictive and causal data science specifically to child maltreatment prevention is relatively new and largely unproven at scale.
Where this research is happening
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE — NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: ACRI, MARY C — NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- Study coordinator: ACRI, MARY C
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.