Reply to Putnam-Hornstein et al.: On honest mistakes and raceless children – pnas.org
We appreciate the interest Putnam-Hornstein et al. (1) have shown in our work (2) in their letter, “Contact with the child protection system is pervasive, but are recent estimates correct?”
We have three points in response.
First, as Putnam-Hornstein et al. (1) are now aware but were not when they submitted their letter, there was a coding error that led our investigation estimates to be positively biased. We thank them for raising concerns that led to a rapid correction (2). Our confirmed maltreatment, foster care placement, and termination of parental rights estimates were correct and are unchanged.
Second, …
↵1To whom correspondence may be addressed. Email: christopher.wildeman{at}duke.edu.