Placement in Out of Home Care During the Investigation in Ontario in 2018

The Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2018 (OIS-2018) is the sixth provincial study to examine the incidence of reported child maltreatment and the characteristics of children and families investigated by child welfare authorities in Ontario. This Information Sheet compares investigations in which there is an out of home placement during the investigation to those where there is not a placement for the following factors: the child demographics, child functioning issues, primary caregiver characteristics, family household characteristics, and characteristics of the investigation.