physical abuse

Each province and territory has unique legislation defining and describing responses to physical abuse. Physical abuse includes any non-accidental action that causes, or could cause physical harm to a child such as hitting, shaking, or the unreasonable use of force to restrain a child.

Title	Authors	Year
Physical punishment of children	Durrant, Joan Ensom, Ron	2004
Physical abuse WITH and WITHOUT other forms of child maltreatment: Dysfunctionality vs. Dysnormativity - Quebec Incidence Study	Larrivée, Marie-Claude Tourigny, Marc Bouchard, Camil	2003
The Baby Andy Report: Examination of services provided to Baby Andy and his family	Montreal Lake Child & Family Agency inc. Saskatchewan Community Resources and Employment	2003
Entente multisectorielle relative aux enfants victimes d’abus sexuels, de mauvais traitements physiques ou d’une absence de soins menaçant leur santé physique	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux Ministère de la Justice Ministère de la Sécurité publique Ministère de l'Éducation Ministère de la Famille et de l'Enfance	2001
Multiple Maltreatment, Attribution of Blame, and Adjustment Among Adolescents	McGee, Robin Wolfe, David Olson, James	2001