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… tutoring on foster children's academic skills: A randomized trial Journal article … 0 … fr … Effects of … tutoring on foster children's academic skills: A randomized trial … Dans cette étude, les chercheurs ont émis l’hypothèse que les enfants placés en famille d’accueil et exposés à du tutorat individuel fourni par leurs parents d’accueil auraient des résultats considérablement supérieurs en lecture, orthographe et mathématiques à ceux de leurs pairs placés sur une liste d’attente pour recevoir l’intervention. Un total de 77 enfants âgés de 6 à 13 ans provenant de 9…
Infants under one year of age are vulnerable to child maltreatment, possibly resulting in negative physical and mental health outcomes. This study used data from the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2003 (CIS-2003) to examine investigations involving children less than one year of age (N=793, unweighted). Logistic regression analysis indicated that caregiver…
This information sheet presents an overview of the current structure of First Nations child welfare in Alberta as it was in 2011. It builds on work done for the First Nations component of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (FNCIS-2008), a collaboration between university researchers and representatives of major Aboriginal child welfare organizations, to analyze,…
This information sheet presents an overview of the current structure of First Nations child welfare in British Columbia as it was in 2011. It builds on work done for the First Nations component of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (FNCIS-2008), a collaboration between university researchers and representatives of major Aboriginal child welfare organizations, to…
This information sheet presents an overview of the current structure of First Nations child welfare in Ontario as it was in 2011. It builds on work done for the First Nations component of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (FNCIS-2008), a collaboration between university researchers and representatives of major Aboriginal child welfare organizations, to analyze,…
This information sheet presents an overview of the current structure of First Nations child welfare in Manitoba as it was in 2011. It builds on work done for the First Nations component of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (FNCIS-2008), a collaboration between university researchers and representatives of major Aboriginal child welfare organizations, to analyze,…
This is the first Canadian longitudinal study to use province-wide clinical-administrative data to explore the factors most associated with changing out of home placements. Clinical-administrative child protection data were merged with Canadian Census data for the province of Québec and the final dataset included 29,040 children admitted to out-of-home care for the first time between April 1,…
… Risk and protective factors for child neglect during early … A cross-study comparison Journal article … 1 … en … Risk and protective factors for child neglect during early … The present analysis relies upon data from three separate longitudinal studies to identify risk and protective factors associated with subsequent neglect during early childhood. All three studies (Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing [FFCW]; Healthy Families New York [HFNY]; Illinois Families Study-Child Wellbeing [IFS]) involve probabilistic samples or subsamples of low-income families with…
… The overrepresentation of First Nations children and families involved with child welfare: Findings from the Ontario incidence study of reported child abuse and neglect 2013 Journal article … 1 … en … The overrepresentation of First Nations children and families involved with child welfare: Findings from the … BACKGROUND: While there are national studies on the overrepresentation of First Nations children in the Canadian child protection system, there is a dearth of provincial/territorial studies.OBJECTIVE: The objectives are to: 1) estimate the rate of overrepresentation of First Nations children and youth involved in child welfare investigations in the Ontario child welfare system and, 2) determine…
… Examining the impact of policy and legislation on the identification of neglect in Ontario: … Journal article … 1 … en … Examining the impact of policy and legislation on the identification of neglect in Ontario: … Objectives: Reported neglect investigations were compared across a 20-year time frame using data from the five cycles of the Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (OIS-1993 to 2013) in order to discuss the impact of significant policy changes on the Ontario child welfare system’s response to child neglect. Methods: Each OIS cycle used a multi-stage sampling design. A…