neglect

Each province and territory has unique legislation defining and describing responses to neglect. Assessing neglect requires a consideration of poverty and other family and community factors. Neglect includes the failure of a parent or guardian to provide a child’s basic needs such as for food, education, healthcare or supervision.

For more information, review the information sheet on the causes, consequences, and factors associated with child neglect and the information sheet on child neglect prevention and intervention.

Title	Authors	Year
Using neuropsychological profiles to classify neglected children with or without physical abuse	Nolin, Pierre Ethier, Louise S.	2007
Évolution des familles négligentes : chronicité et typologie. Étude de suivi 1992 à 2005	Éthier, Louise S. Bourassa, Louise Klapper, Ulrich Dionne, Martin	2006
Child Neglect in Canada	Roy, Catherine Black, Tara Trocmé, Nico MacLaurin, Bruce Fallon, Barbara	2005
Treatment of Child Neglect: A Systematic Review	Allin, Heather Wathen, C. Nadine MacMillan, Harriet	2005
A Comparative Study of Parental Sensitivity Between Three Groups of Adolescent Mothers	Paquette, Daniel Zoccolillo, Mark Bigras, Marc Labelle, Marie-Ève Azar, Rima Emery, Jacinthe	2004
Living in a world of neglect: S.A.I.N. helps families move on	Lacharité, Carl Chamberland, Claire Baraldi, Rosanna	2004
Maltreatment rates in children with developmental delay	Brown, Ivan Schormans, Ann Fudge	2004
Risk Factors Associated With the Chronicity of High Potential for Child Abuse and Neglect	Ethier, Louise S. Couture, Germain Lacharité, Carl	2004
Substance abuse and child neglect: Intruders in the family	Mayer, Micheline Lavergne, Chantal Baraldi, Rosanna	2004
Validation of the French Version of the CTQ and Prevalence of the History of Maltreatment	Paquette, Daniel Laporte, Lise Bigras, Marc Zoccolillo, Mark	2004