Results
Sample characteristics
Of the 815 adolescents, 59.9% were females with 58% ages
12e14 years. Slightly less than half of the sample was white, 18%
black, 28.2% Hispanic, and 9.4% of other race/ethnic background
(Table 1). Primary types of maltreatment included physical/
sexual abuse (37.1%), neglect (26.3%), and other types (36.6%).
Over half (56.1%) of teens remained in their homes without Child
Welfare Services (CWS); an additional 27% remained in home
with CWS involvement. Almost three-quarters of teens (73.7%)
had prior history of involvement with CWS and 17.8% had an outof-
home placement prior to data collection. Slightly less than
one-third of teens endorsed having one of the nine chronic
physical health conditions. Over a quarter (27.3%) of caregivers in
this sample were depressed