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Marquis, Robyn A.; Leschied, Alan W.; Chiodo, Debbie; O'Neill, Arlene – Child Welfare, 2008
Dramatic increases in child welfare rates in Canada over recent years have been largely driven by an increased reporting of neglect cases (Trocme, Fallon, MacLaurin, & Neves, 2005). To a large extent, exploring the importance of neglect separate from physical maltreatment has been ignored in the child maltreatment literature. This study…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Placement, Child Neglect, Child Abuse
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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
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Pennell, Joan; Burford, Gale – Child Welfare, 2000
Details implementation of the Family Group Decision Making Project in Canadian Newfoundland and Labrador among residents from Inuit and European backgrounds. Notes how the program offered solutions to problems of fostering cultural autonomy, measuring family violence, unifying families and protecting family members, and integrating child welfare…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Abuse, Child Safety, Child Welfare