Canadian incidence study of reported child abuse and neglect, 2008 h[electronic resource] : major findings

Trocmé, Nico. (Added Author). National Clearinghouse on Family Violence (Canada) (Added Author). Public Health Agency of Canada (Added Author).

Summary: The Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect-2008 (CIS-2008) is the third nation-wide study to examine the incidence of reported child maltreatment and the characteristics of the children and families investigated by child welfare. The CIS-2008 tracked 15,980 child maltreatment investigations conducted in a representative sample of 112 Child Welfare Service organizations.

Record details

ISBN: 9781100169149
ISBN: 1100169148
ISBN: 9781100169156 (Internet)
ISBN: 1100169156 (Internet)
Physical Description: electronic
remote
1 electronic text (122 p.) : digital file.
Publisher: [Ottawa] : Public Health Agency of Canada, c2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Issued also in French under title: Étude canadienne sur l'incidence des signalements de cas de violence et de négligence envers les enfants, 2008, données principales. Distributed by the Government of Canada Depository Services Program. "Authors: Nico Trocmé" ... [et al.]--P. x.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-105).
Formatted Contents Note:	Objectives and Scope -- CIS Research and Surveillance Partnership -- Child Welfare Services in Canada: A Changing Mosaic -- Organization of the CIS-2008 Report -- Methodology -- Sampling -- Instrument -- Data Collection and Verification Procedures -- Estimation Procedures -- Ethics Procedures -- Study Limitations -- Rates of Maltreatment-Related Investigations in the CIS-1998, CIS-2003, and CIS-2008 -- Comparisons between CIS-1998, 2003, and 2008 -- Maltreatment-Related Investigations -- Child Age in Investigations -- Types of Investigations and Substantiation Decisions -- Referral Source -- Rates of Ongoing Services, Placement, and Court -- Previous Child Maltreatment Investigations -- Child Welfare Court Applications -- Characteristics of Substantiated Maltreatment -- Primary Categories of Maltreatment -- Single and Multiple Categories of Maltreatment -- Physical Harm -- Physical Harm and Medical Treatment -- Documented Emotional Harm -- Duration of Maltreatment -- Characteristics of Children and Families -- Age and Sex of Children in Maltreatment-Related Investigations and Substantiated Maltreatment -- Documented Child Functioning -- Aboriginal Heritage of Investigated Children -- Primary Caregiver Age and Sex -- Primary Caregiver's Relationship to the Child -- Primary Caregiver Risk Factors -- Household Source of Income -- Housing Type -- Family Moves -- Exposure to Hazards in the Home -- Future Directions -- Appendix A: CIS-2008 Site Researchers -- Appendix B: Public Health Agency of Canada Staff -- Appendix C: National CIS-2008 Steering Committee -- Appendix D: First Nations CIS-2008 Advisory Committee -- Appendix E: Glossary of Terms -- Appendix F: CIS-2008 Maltreatment Assessment Form -- Appendix G: CIS-2008 Guidebook -- Appendix H: Québec Incidence Study, 2008 Instrument -- Appendix I: Québec Incidence Study, 2008 Guidebook -- Appendix J: Case Vignette -- Appendix K: Variance Estimates and Confidence Intervals.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.