Safety and Risk Assessment in Child Welfare: A Reliability Study Using Multiple Measures

In the Netherlands, the Actuarial Risk Assessment Instrument for Youth Protection (ARIJ) is a widely used safety and risk assessment instrument in child welfare, although little is known about its reliability. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the reliability of the ARIJ by examining the inter- and intrarater reliability. For determining interrater reliability, professionals of two Dutch agencies (child and family support, n= 39 & child...