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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Feb 16.
Published in final edited form as: Child Maltreat. 2022 Oct 20;29(1):117–128. doi: 10.1177/10775595221134537

Table 2.

Coded Risk Factors and Exposures

Family Level Risk Factors Code
Domestic violence Captures focal child’s current and historical exposure to and/or experience with violence in the household
Housing insecurity Captures focal child’s current and historical exposure to and/or experience with housing insecurity
Exposure to registered sex offender Focal child has any exposure to a registered sex offender. Only coded in cases of suspected sexual abuse.
Parental incarceration Jail, state or federal prison incarceration. This code is used when the clinician reports the person had a stay in a jail, prison, or was incarcerated.
Parental criminal involvement Criminal arrests or legal charges that did not lead to incarceration
Parental substance use Reports of use and misuse of substances, including alcohol. Does not include reports of possession/selling/distributing of substances.
Parental mental health Reports of parent’s current and historical mental health concerns. Included all factors listed below as individual level factors, as well as post-partum depression.
Parental history of victimization Reports of parent experiencing maltreatment including physical, emotional, sexual abuse, or neglect.
Parental history of perpetration Report of parent abusing a child physically, emotionally, or sexually.
Individual Level Factors Code

ADD/ADHD Coded for presence in the notes
Anxiety Includes panic attacks. Coded for presence in the notes
Autism Spectrum Disorder Coded for presence in the notes for ages 3+ years
Bipolar Disorder Coded for presence in the notes
Depression Coded for presence in the notes
Developmental delay Coded for presence in the notes for ages 3+ years
Oppositional Defiant Disorder Coded for presence in the notes
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Coded for presence in the notes
(PTSD) Coded for presence in the notes
Schizophrenia
Substance use Coded for presence of reports of use and misuse of substances, including alcohol. Does not include reports of possession/selling/distributing of substances.
Suicidal behavior Acute suicidality, suicide precautions. Does not include non-suicidal self-injury.
Other mental health concerns Coded for presence in the notes when clinician reports mental health concerns but does not specify the exact nature of the concern. This code may be used concurrently with specific mental health concerns.