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Developing Predictive Risk Models to Support Child Maltreatment Hotline Screening Decisions: Allegheny County Methodology and Implementation.

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aut.publication.placeCentre for Social Data Analytics, Auckland University of Technology
dc.contributor.authorVaithianathan, Rhema
dc.contributor.authorPutnam-Hornstein, Emily
dc.contributor.authorJiang, Nan
dc.contributor.authorNand, Parma
dc.contributor.authorMaloney, Tim
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-24T02:11:03Z
dc.date.available2025-07-24T02:11:03Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThis methodology document traces the development and implementation of the Allegheny Family Screening Tool (AFST), a child welfare predictive risk-modelling tool built by a research team led by Rhema Vaithianathan. The AFST is intended to support call screening of child maltreatment referrals by Allegheny County Department of Human Services. The methodology document includes an overview of existing practice, methodology and performance metrics of the model and details of the external validation and next steps for the model rebuild.
dc.description.sponsorshipCentre for Social Data Analytics, AUT
dc.identifier.citationVaithianathan, R., Jiang, N., Maloney, T., Nand, P., & Putnam-Hornstein, E. (2017). Developing predictive risk models to support child maltreatment hotline screening decisions: Allegheny County methodology and implementation. Auckland: Centre for Social Data Analytics. Retrieved from: https://www.alleghenycountyanalytics.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Developing-Predictive-Risk-Models-package-with-cover-1-to-post-1.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/19599
dc.publisherCentre for Social Data Analytics, Auckland University of Technology
dc.relation.urihttps://csda.aut.ac.nz/research/our-publications/2017/developing-predictive-risk-models-to-support-child-maltreatment-hotline-screening-decisions-allegheny-county-methodology-and-implementation
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dc.titleDeveloping Predictive Risk Models to Support Child Maltreatment Hotline Screening Decisions: Allegheny County Methodology and Implementation.
dc.typeCommissioned Report
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