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Child Maltreatment Investigations in Quebec, 1998, 2008* and 2014**
| 1998 | 2008 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child population | 1,658,480 | 1,549,200 | 1,521,298 |
| Number of child maltreatment investigations | 25,615 | 28,608 | 31,529 |
| Incidence of child maltreatment investigations per 1000 children | 15.44 | 18.47 | 20.72 |
Type of Child Maltreatment Investigation in Quebec in 2014**
| # | Rate per 1,000 children | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Risk or Substantiated Maltreatment | 8,565 | 5.63 | 27% |
| Confirmed Risk of Future Maltreatment | 4,101 | 2.70 | 13% |
| Substantiated Maltreatment | 18,860 | 12.40 | 60% |
Categories of Substantiated Child Maltreatment Investigations in Quebec in 2014**
| Category of Maltreatment | # | Rate per 1,000 children | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Abuse | 4,457 | 2.93 | 19% |
| Sexual Abuse | 732 | 0.48 | 3% |
| Neglect | 6,127 | 4.03 | 27% |
| Emotional Maltreatment | 2,486 | 1.63 | 11% |
| Behavioural Problems | 4,364 | 2.87 | 19% |
| Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence | 4,790 | 3.15 | 21% |
Placement in Child Maltreatment Investigations in Quebec, 1998, 2008* and 2014**
| 1998 # | 1998 Rate | 2008 # | 2008 Rate | 2014 # | 2014 Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Placement | 16,776 | 10.12 | 24,238 | 15.65 | 27,221 | 17.89 |
| Informal Kinship Care | - | - | 780 | 0.50 | 1,664 | 1.09 |
| Formal Placement | 7,790 | 4.7 | 3,178 | 2.06 | 2,558 | 1.68 |
| Type of Placement Unknown | 834 | 0.50 | 340 | 0.22 | -- | 0.04 |
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Children and youth in out-of-home care in 2022 ****
| Children in care | Child (0-17) population | Rate per 1000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15,201 | 1,604,195 | 9.48 |
* Hélie, S., Turcotte, D., Trocmé, N., & Tourigny, M. (2012). Étude d’incidence québécoise sur les situations évaluées en protection de la jeunesse en 2008: Rapport final (p. 252). Montreal, QC: Centre jeunesse de Montréal-Institut universitaire. Retrieved from https://cwrp.ca/fr/publications/etude-dincidence-quebecoise-sur-les-situations-evaluees-en-protection-de-la-jeunesse
** Hélie, S., Collin-Vézina, D.,Turcotte, D., Trocmé, N., & Girouard, N. (2017). Étude d’incidence québécoise sur les situations évaluées en protection de la jeunesse en 2014: Rapport final. Montreal, QC: Centre jeunesse de Montréal-Institut universitaire. Retrieved from https://cwrp.ca/publications/quebec-incidence-study-2014-eiq-2014-final-report
^Gouvernement du Québec. (2019). 40 ans d’expertise pour bâtir l’avenir - Bilan des Directeurs de la Protection de la Jeunesse / Directeurs Provinciaux 2019. http://www.cissslanaudiere.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/internet/cisss_
lanaudiere/Documentation/Rapports/DPJ/2019/Bilan2019_VersionW EB.pdf.
*** This number does not include the administrative regions 17 and 18 in Quebec. It is therefore an underestimate.
**** Pollock, N., Ouédraogo, A., Trocmé, N., Hovdestad, W., Miskie, A., Crompton, L., Campeau, A., Tanaka, M., Zhang, C., Laprise, C., Tonmyr, L. (2024) Rates of out-of-home care among children in Canada: an analysis of national administrative child welfare data. Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada (44)4. https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.44.4.02
§ Child welfare services fall under the jurisdiction of provincial and territorial authorities, making it difficult to compile statistics at the national level. The most notable variations between provinces include mandate variation by jurisdiction with respect to the age to which children are eligible for services, differences in the length of time a child can receive out-of-home care and the definition of out-of-home care.