Canadian Research

The Canadian Research section summarizes published child welfare studies that have been conducted in Canada. Browse over 20 years of Canadian Child Welfare research below.

Canadian Research Publications

Title Year
Is the families first home visiting program effective in reducing child maltreatment and improving child development?
Chartier, Mariette J; Brownell, Marni D; Isaac, Michael R; Chateau, Dan; Nickel, Nathan C; Katz, Alan; Sarkar, Joykrishna; Hu, Milton; Taylor, Carole
 2017
Psychopharmacotherapy in children placed in group homes and residential centres in Canada: Psychopathological portrait of children receiving psychotropic medications and educators' perception of treatment
Desjardins, Julie; Lafortune, Denis; Cyr, Francine
 2017
Factors associated with racial differences in child welfare investigative decision-making in Ontario, Canada.
King, Bryn; Fallon, Barbara; Boyd, Reiko; Black, Tara; Antwi-Boasiako, Kofi; O'Connor, Carolyn; ;
 2017
Testing the limits: Extending attachment-based intervention effects to infant cognitive outcome and parental stress
Dubois-Comtois, Karine, Cyr, Chantal, Tarabulsy, George M.;, St-Laurent, Diane, Bernier, Annie, Moss, Ellen
 2017
Infants Investigated by the Child Welfare System: Exploring a Distinct Profile of Risks, Service Needs, and Referrals for Support in Ontario
Filippelli, Joanne; Fallon, Barbara; Fuller-Thomson, Esme; Trocmé, Nico; ;
 2017
Placement stability, cumulative time in care, and permanency: Using administrative data from CPS to track placement trajectories
Hélie, Sonia; Poirier, Marie-Andrée; Esposito, Tonino; Turcotte, Daniel
 2017
Pathways linking childhood maltreatment and adolescent sexual risk behaviors: The role of attachment security
Thibodeau, Marie-Eve, Lavoie, Francine, Hébert, Martine, Blais, Martin
 2017
Role specialization and service integration in child welfare: Does organizure influence the decision to refer to supportive services?
Smith, Carrie; Fluke, John D; Fallon, Barbara; Mishna, Faye; Pierce, Barbara Decker
 2017
The journey of obtaining services: The realities of male survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Gagnier, Charlotte, Collin-Vézina, Delphine, Sablonnière-Griffin, Mireille De La
 2017
The evolving relationship between casework skills, engagement, and positive case outcomes in child protection: A structural equation model
Damiani-Taraba, Gissele; Dumbrill, Gary; Gladstone, James; Koster, Andrew; Leslie, Bruce; Charles, Michelle
 2017