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Child Abuse Negl2026;181108302.September 15, 2026Journal Article

Caregiver perceptions of a child welfare-based unconditional cash assistance program: A qualitative study.

Abram J Lyons1, Ihsan Al-Zouabi2, Frank Edwards2, Ryan Brown2, Allison Thompson3, Amy Castro3, Stacia West3, Zoe Bouchelle4
1Social Work Program, College of Education and Human Development, University of Delaware, United States of America.
2School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University, United States of America.
3Center for Guaranteed Income Research, University of Pennsylvania, United States of America.
4University of Colorado School of Medicine, United States of America; Denver Health, Center for Health Systems Research, United States of America; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PolicyLab, United States of America. Electronic address: Zoe.Bouchelle@dhha.org.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Poverty-related needs are associated with child welfare involvement. Unconditional cash transfers are one mechanism to address these conditions, yet few child welfare systems have examined impacts for caregivers and families. We conducted a qualitative study within a randomized controlled trial to assess perceptions of, and the perceived impact of, a child welfare-based unconditional c…

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