Dr. Merav Jedwab worked as a child protection social worker for children and families at risk. She also worked as a post-doctoral at the University of Maryland supported by “Haruv” institute. Her research area is children and families at high risk for maltreatment, risk and protective factors and decision making among child welfare professionals.
Dr Jedwab is involved is studies related to child abuse and neglect, children in out-of-home care, risk and protective factors and decision making among professionals.
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National survey of foster home policies and regulations.
Casey Foundation. (2016) |
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Postdoctoral scholarship. Haruv Institute, Jerusalem (2013).
Israel. |
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Grant for PhD dissertation. The Israel National Institute
for Health Policy Research. Israel. (2010) |
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Research grant for the study – “An evaluation of decision
making by hospital-based child protection teams in reporting suspected child
maltreatment to child protective services”. Israel National Institute for
Health Policy Research. Israel.) Benbenishty,
R., Chen, W., Slutzky, H., Glasser, S., & Siegal, G.) (2009-2013) |
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Grant for Master dissertation. Peleg - Bilig center.
Israel. (2002) |
Allassad Alhuzail, N., Jedwab, M.,
& Abo Saleh Khawaled, A. (2025). Being a part of the community and working
within it: Arab child protection officers in Israel and their unique challenges.
The British Journal of Social Work, bcaf036
Allassad Alhuzail, N. & Jedwab,
M. (2024). The complex role of child protection officers in Arab society in Israel:
Focus on power, state connections and absence of indigenous knowledge. The
British Journal of Social Work, 54(7), 3352-3369.
Xu, Y., He, N., Lu, W. & Jedwab,
M. (2023). Secondary traumatic stress and burnout among child
welfare social workers in southern China: Focusing on resilience and social
support, human service organizations: Management, Leadership &
Governance, 48,1, 43-57. doi: 10.1080/23303131.2023.2231057
Xu, Y., Jedwab,
M., Soto-Ramirez, N., & Weist, M. (2023). The use of mental health services
among children in kinship care: An application of Andersen's behavioral model
of health services use. Journal of Public Child Welfare.
Xu, Y., Jedwab,
M., Lee, K., & Levkoff, S. (2023).
The negative effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on behavioral
problems of children in kinship care: The protective role of kinship
caregivers’ mental health. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.
https://doi.org/10.1177/10634266221076475
Xu, Y., Wu.
Q., Jedwab, M., & Levkoff, S. (2022). Understanding the
relationships between parenting stress and mental health with grandparent
kinship caregivers’ risky parenting behaviors in the time of COVID-19. Journal
of Family Violence. doi: 10.1007/s10896-020-00228-3
Xu, Y., Jedwab,
M., Wu., Q., Levkoff, S., & Ling., X. (2022). Risk and protective
factors associated with grandparent kinship caregivers’ psychological distress
in COVID-19: Kinship license status as a moderator. Child & Family
Social Work. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12864
Xu, Y., Jedwab, M., Soto-Ramírez, N., Levkoff, S., & Wu, Q. (2021).
Material
hardship and child neglect risk amidst COVID-19 in grandparent headed families:
The role of financial assistance. Child Abuse & Neglect, 121, 105258.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105258
Wu. Q., Xu,
Y., & Jedwab, M. (2021). Custodial
grandparent’s job loss during the covid-19 pandemic and its relationship with
parenting stress and mental health. Journal of Applied Gerontology.
https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648211006222
Xu, Y., Wu,
Q., Levkoff., S.E. & Jedwab, M. (2020). Material hardship and
parenting stress among grandparent kinship providers during the COVID-19
pandemic: The mediating role of grandparents’ mental health. Child Abuse
& Neglect, 104700. doi 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104700
Jedwab, M., Xu, Y., & Shaw, T. V. (2020). Kinship care first? Factors associated with placement moves in out-of-home care. Children and Youth Services Review, 115, 105104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105104
Jedwab, M., Chatterjee, A. & Shaw, T.V. (2020). A review of foster home policies and regulations in the United States designed to support foster homes families. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2019.1596193
Jedwab, M., Xu, Y., & Shaw, T. V. (2020). Kinship care first? Factors associated with placement moves in out-of-home care. Children and Youth Services Review, 115, 105104.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105104
Jedwab, M., Chatterjee, A. & Shaw, T.V. (2020). A review of foster home policies and regulations in the United States designed to support foster homes families. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2019.1596193
Jedwab, M.,
Chatterjee, A. & Shaw, T.V. (2020). A review of foster
home policies and regulations in the United States designed to support foster
homes families. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2019.1596193
Jedwab, M., & Xu, Y, Keyser, D., & Shaw, T.V. (2019). Children and youth in out-of-home care: What can predict a change in placement? Child Abuse & Neglect, 93, 55-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.04.009
Kobulsky, J., & Kepple, J. N., & Jedwab, M. (2018). Abuse
characteristics and the concordance of child protection services (CPS)
determination and adolescent self-reports of abuse. Child Maltreatment, 23,
269-280. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559518771743
Jedwab, M., Chatterjee, A, & Shaw, T.V. (2018). Caseworkers’
views and experiences with successful reunification. Children
and Youth Services Review, 86,
56-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.01.017
Jedwab, M. & Shaw, T. V. (2017). Predictors of reentry into
the foster care system: Comparison of children with and without previous
reentry experience. Children and Youth Services Review, 82, 177-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.09.027
Jedwab, M., Harrington, D., & Dubowitz, H. (2017).
Predictors of substantiated re-reports in a sample of children with initial
unsubstantiated reports. Child Abuse & Neglect, 69, 232-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.04.031
Jedwab, M., &
Benbenishty, R. (2017). Israeli pediatricians' attitudes and experience of
reporting child maltreatment and related training needs. Child Abuse Review,
26, 439-450.
doo:10.1002/car.2468
Jedwab, M. (2016).
Usage of knowledge sources in child protection decisions. Society & Welfare,
36, 69-90.
Jedwab, M.,
Benbenishty, R., Chen, W., Glasser, S., Siegal, G., & Lerner-Geva. (2015).
Child protection decisions to substantiate hospital child protection teams’
reports of suspected maltreatment. Child Abuse & Neglect, 40,
132-141. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.11.006
Benbenishty, R., Jedwab, M., Chen, W., Glasser, S., Slutzky, H., Siegal, G., Lavi-Sahar, Z., & Lerner-Geva, L. (2014). Predicting the decisions of hospital-based child protection teams to report to child protective services, police and community welfare services. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38, 11-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.06.011
Ben-Yehuda, Y., Attar-Schwartz, S., Ziv, A., Jedwab, M., & Benbenishty, R. (2010). Child abuse and neglect: Reporting by health professionals and their need for training. Israel Medical Association Journal- IMAJ, 12(10), 598-602.
Xu, Y., Jedwab, M., Soto-Ramírez,
N., Weist, M., & Flynn, C. 2021. Mental health services use by kinship
children: An application of Andersen's model of health care utilization. Society
for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 25th Annual Conference (virtual
conference).
Xu, Y., Jedwab, M, Lee, K.A., & Levkoff,
S. 2021. The effects of adverse childhood experiences on behavioral problems of
children in kinship care. Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 25th
Annual Conference (virtual conference).
Xu, Y., Wu, Q, Levkoff, S., &
Jedwab, M. 2020. Material hardship, mental health, and parenting stress among
grandparent kinship providers in COVID-19, GSA, Annual Scientific Meeting, Innovation in
Aging, 4, Issue Supplement_1, 952, https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.3483
Xu, Y.,
Jedwab, M, Wu, Q, Levkoff, S., & Xu, L. 2020. Risk and protective factors associated with custodial
grandparents’ psychological distress in COVID-19, GSA, Annual Scientific
Meeting, Innovation in Aging, 4, Issue Supplement_1, 956, https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.3495
Jedwab, M., & Xu, Y, Keyser, D.,
& Shaw, T.V. 2020. Children and youth in out-of-home care: What can predict
an initial change in placement? Society for Social Work
and Research (SSWR) 24 Annual Conference. Washington DC, USA.
Jedwab, M., & Xu, Y, Keyser, D.,
& Shaw, T.V. 2019. Children and youth in out-of-home care: What can predict
an initial change in placement? 34 FICE international congress, Kiryat-Ono,
Israel.
Jedwab, M., & Xu, Y. 2019. The
impact of early reporting and maltreatment on children’s behavioral problems.
Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 23 Annual Conference. San
Francisco, California, USA.
Jedwab, M., Chatterjee, A, &
Shaw, T.V. 2018. Caseworkers’ views and experiences with successful
reunification. Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 22nd Annual
Conference. New Orleans, USA.
Jedwab, M. & Shaw, T. 2017.
Predictors of reentry into the foster care system: Comparison of children with
and without previous reentry experience. Society for Social Work and Research
(SSWR) 21th Annual Conference. New Orleans, USA.
Jedwab, M., Harrington, D., &
Dubowitz, H. 2016. Predictors of substantiated re-reports in a sample of
children with initial unsubstantiated reports. Society for Social Work and
Research (SSWR) 20th Annual Conference. Washington, DC, USA.
Jedwab, M. & Benbensity, R.
2014. Substantiation and knowledge sources in child protection decision.
Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 18th Annual Conference. San
Antonio, USA.
Jedwab, M., Benbenishty, R., Chen,
W., Glasser, S., Siegal, G., & Lerner-Geva. 2014. Substantiation decision
of child protection services in cases of suspected child abuse and neglect
reported by hospital-based child protection teams. International Family
Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference FRL, New Hampshire, USA.
Jedwab, M. & Benbenishty, R.
2013. Predicting the decisions of hospital-based child protection teams to
report to child protective services. Conference organized by the Hebrew University
for Ph.D. students, Israel.
Jedwab, M., Benbenishty, R., Chen,
W., Glasser, S., Siegal, G., & Lerner-Geva. 2012. Child maltreatment
judgments and decisions: the interplay between hospital-based child protection
teams and community based protective services. The 9th Conference of Health
Policy, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Jedwab, M., Benbenishty, R., Chen,
W., Glasser, S., Siegal, G., & Lerner-Geva. 2012. Judgment and
decision-making processes of child protection teams within medical centers and
community child protection services in cases of alleged child abuse and
neglect. Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 16th Annual Conference.
Washington, DC, USA.
Jedwab, M. 2011. Judgment and
decision-making processes of child protection teams within medical centers and
community child protection services in cases of alleged child abuse and
neglect. The International Conference - Kaleidoscope of Child Maltreatment.
University of Haifa, Israel.
Jedwab,
M. 2010. Judgment and decision-making processes in child welfare. Conference organized
by the Hebrew University, Judgment and Decision Making. Jerusalem, Israel.
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