National

Child welfare services fall under the mandate of provincial and territorial governments, including a rapidly expanding system of Aboriginal child welfare authorities. This section contains material related to federal initiatives concerned with child welfare services as well as statistics compiled at the national level.

All Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect reports can be found here.

Title	Authors	Year
Sexual Abuse Allegations and Parental Separation: Smokescreen or Fire?	Bala, Nicholas Mitnick, Mindy Trocmé, Nico Houston, Claire	2007
Spousal Violence and Child-Related Cases: Challenging Cases Requiring Differentiated Responses	Bala, Nicholas Jaffe, Peter Crooks, Claire	2007
Supporting Aboriginal Children and Youth with Learning and Behavioural Disabilities in the Care of Aboriginal Child Welfare Agencies	Gosek, Gwen Wright, Alexandra Hiebert-Murphy, Diane	2007
The Effect of Maltreatment Co-occurrence on Emotional Harm among Sexually Abused Children	De Marco, Richard Tonmyr, Lil Fallon, Barbara Trocmé, Nico	2007
Building a Future Together: Issues and Outcomes for Transition-Aged Youth	Reid, Carrie Dudding, Peter	2006
Distinguishing Physical Punishment from Physical Abuse: Implications for Professionals	Durrant, Joan E.	2006
Evaluations in Canadian child welfare programs: A critical review	Flynn, Robert J. Bouchard, Danielle Lajoie, Jules	2006
Les variations des taux de mauvais traitements envers les enfants : réalités épidémiologiques ou changements de normes?	Léveillé, Sophie Bouchard, Véronique Adam, Catherine Tremblay-Renaud, Amélie Roy, Catherine	2006
Punitive violence against children in Canada	Durrant, Joan Trocmé, Nico Fallon, Barbara Milne, Cheryl Black, Tara Knoke, Della	2006
Reconciliation in Child Welfare: Touchstones of Hope for Indigenous Children, Youth, and Families	Blackstock, Cindy Cross, Terry George, John Brown, Ivan Formsma, Jocelyn	2006