Summary:
Tourigny, M., Mayer, M., Hélie, S., Wright, J., & Trocmé, N. (2002). EIQ 98 : Étude sur l’incidence et les caractéristiques des situations d’abus, de négligence, d’abandon et de troubles de comportement sérieux. Montreal, Qc : Institut universitaire dans le domaine de la violence chez les jeunes, Les Centres jeunesse de Montréal.
Chapter:
Tourigny, M., Mayer, M., Hélie, S., Wright, J., & Trocmé, N. (2001). Les mauvais traitements envers les enfants. In Portrait social du Québec, Données et analyses: Edition 2001. (Ch. 20, pp. 461-473). Quebec, QC: Institut de la statistique.
The Étude sur l'incidence et les caractéristiques des situations d'abus, de négligence, 'abandon et de troubles de comportement sérieux signalés à la Direction de la protection de la jeunesse au Québec (EIQ) [Quebec Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse, Neglect, Abandonment and Serious Behaviour Problems] is the first study of its kind ever to be carried out in Quebec. Child and youth maltreatment represents an important concern in our society. Therefore, it is absolutely vital to document the extent of the phenomenon, the nature of the various forms of maltreatment and the characteristics of the victims and perpetrators. Only then will regulators have the information they need to develop effective social policies and intervention programs to meet the needs of the families involved.
The EIQ followed on the heels of the 1997 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS) – the first ever national incidence study in Canada. CIS was carried out by teams of researchers across Canada and the data were then compiled to reflect a national picture. During the course of the study, the research team that gathered information for the province of Quebec recognized the need for a provincial incidence study and decided to initiate the EIQ.