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 Sort ascending
How do social workers respond to potential child neglect?	Tufford, Lea Bogo, Marion Asakura, Kenta	2015
Efficacy of neglect interventions for Indigenous children, families and communities	McGinn, Carrie Anna Damasse, Jean
Paternal and household characteristics associated with child neglect and child protective services involvement	Lee, S. J.	2013
Annual Report 2012-2013	Office of the Child and Youth Advocate	2013
Substantiating Neglect of First Nations and non-Aboriginal Children	Sinha, Vandna Ellenbogen, Stephen Trocmé, Nico	2013
Attentional and executive functions in neglected children	Nadeau, Marie-Eve Nolin, Pierre	2013
Examining the effectiveness of home-based parent aide services to reduce risk for physical child abuse and neglect: Six-month findings from a randomized clinical trial	Guterman, N. B., Tabone, J. K., Bryan, G. M., Taylor, C. A., Napoleon-Hanger, C., & Banman, A.	2013
Early childhood development: Adverse experiences and developmental health	Boivin, Michel Hertzman, Clyde Barr, Ronald G. Boyce, W. Thomas Fleming, Alison MacMillan, Harriet Odgers, Candice Sokolowski, Marla B. Trocmé, Nico	2012
Supervisory neglect and risk of harm. Evidence from the Canadian child welfare system.	Ruiz-Casares, Mónica Trocmé, Nico Fallon, Barbara	2012
Does subtype matter? Assessing the effects of maltreatment on functioning in preadolescent youth in out-of-home care	Petrenko, C.L.M., Friend, A., Garrido, E.F., Taussig, H.N., & Culhane, S.E.	2012