Trocmé, N., MacLaurin, B., Fallon, B., Shlonsky, A., Mulcahy, M., Esposito, T. (2009). National Child Welfare Outcomes Indicator Matrix (NOM). Montreal, QC: McGill University: Centre for Research on Children and Families.
This information sheet describes the creation of the National ChildWelfare Outcomes Indicator Matrix (NOM), which provides a framework for tracking outcomes for children and families receiving child welfare services that can be used as a common set of indicators across jurisdictions. The NOM is designed to reflect the complex balance that child welfare authorities maintain between a child’s immediate need for protection; a child’s long-term requirement for a nurturing and stable home; a family’s potential for growth, and; the community’s capacity to meet a child’s needs.