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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Indic Res. 2018 Aug;11(4):1249–1280. doi: 10.1007/s12187-017-9469-4

Table 7:

Safety and Security domain. Changes, additions, or subtractions in Metric listed by indicator with justification of reasons for change. There are no changes to the Indicator names from the original HWBI.

Indicator Original Metric New Metric Justification
Actual Safety Accidental Morbidity and Mortality Witness Neighborhood Violence These two metrics are changed to represent witnessed trauma that results in lower levels of well-being.
Actual Safety Loss of Human Life Witness Domestic Violence
Perceived Safety School Safety The school environment and the perceived safety within that environment are as important as the safety perceived in the community.
Perceived Safety Child Perceived Safety Surveys are available from both the parent’s and the child’s perspective, which helps to add some more detail.