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Shifting Definitions of Emotional Maltreatment: An Analysis Child Welfare Investigation Laws and Practices in Canada
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Trocme, Nico; Fallon, Barbara; MacLaurin, Bruce; Chamberland, Claire; Chabot, Martin; Esposito, Tonino – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objective: Although there is growing evidence that the emotional dimensions of child maltreatment are particularly damaging, the feasibility and appropriateness of including emotional maltreatment (EM) in child welfare statutes continues to be questioned. Unlike physical and sexual abuse where investigations focus on discreet incidents of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Welfare, Welfare Services, Investigations
Should Child Protection Services Respond Differently to Maltreatment, Risk of Maltreatment, and Risk of Harm?
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Fallon, Barbara; Trocme, Nico; MacLaurin, Bruce – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objective: To examine evidence available in large-scale North American datasets on child abuse and neglect that can assist in understanding the complexities of child protection case classifications. Methods: A review of child abuse and neglect data from large North American epidemiological studies including the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported…
Descriptors: Evidence, Public Agencies, Child Abuse, Incidence
Methodological Challenges in Measuring Child Maltreatment
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Fallon, Barbara; Trocme, Nico; Fluke, John; MacLaurin, Bruce; Tonmyr, Lil; Yuan, Ying-Ying – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objective: This article reviewed the different surveillance systems used to monitor the extent of reported child maltreatment in North America. Methods: Key measurement and definitional differences between the surveillance systems are detailed and their potential impact on the measurement of the rate of victimization. The infrastructure…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Incidence, Child Welfare, Data Collection
Untangling Risk of Maltreatment from Events of Maltreatment: An Analysis of the 2008 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS-2008)
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Fallon, Barbara; Trocme, Nico; MacLaurin, Bruce; Sinha, Vandna; Black, Tara – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
This paper describes the methodological changes that occurred across cycles of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS), specifically outlining the rationale for tracking investigations of families with children at risk of maltreatment in the CIS-2008 cycle. This paper also presents analysis of data from the CIS-2008…
Descriptors: Risk, Child Abuse, Incidence, Caregivers
The Canadian Child Welfare System Response to Exposure to Domestic Violence Investigations
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Black, Tara; Trocme, Nico; Fallon, Barbara; MacLaurin, Bruce – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2008
Objective: While child welfare policy and legislation reflects that children who are exposed to domestic violence are in need of protection because they are at risk of emotional and physical harm, little is known about the profile of families and children identified to the child welfare system and the system's response. The objective of this study…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Foreign Countries
What Is Driving Increasing Child Welfare Caseloads in Ontario? Analysis of the 1993 and 1998 Ontario Incidence Studies
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Trocme, Nico; Fallon, Barbara; MacLaurin, Bruce; Neves, Teresa – Child Welfare, 2005
Rates of substantiated maltreatment documented by the 1993 and 1998 Ontario Incidence Studies of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect doubled between 1993 and 1998. Although increasing public awareness and changes in investigation procedures appear to account for part of this change, the increase also reflects a significant shift in the types of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Incidence, Sexual Abuse, Child Welfare