A Profile of Investigations with a Noted Child Functioning Concern of FAS/FAE in Canada in 2008. CWRP Information Sheet # 162 E. Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal: Toronto, ON.
The Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect-2008 (CIS-2008) is the third nation-wide study to examine the incidence of reported child maltreatment and the characteristics of children and families investigated by child welfare authorities in Canada. This Information Sheet examines characteristics of investigations where a worker noted that the child had Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effect (FAS/FAE).