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The 2003 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS-2003) is the second nation-wide study to examine the incidence of reported child maltreatment and the characteristics of the children and families investigated by child welfare services. The CIS-2003 tracked a sample of 14,200 child maltreatment investigations as a basis for deriving national estimates. Information was…

The 2003 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS-2003) is the second nation-wide study to examine the incidence of reported child maltreatment and the characteristics of the children and families investigated by child welfare services. The CIS-2003 tracked a sample of 14,200 child maltreatment investigations as a basis for deriving national estimates. Information was…

… Group Home and Residential Treatment Placements in Child Welfare: … the 2008 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect Information Sheet … 1 … en … Group Home and Residential Treatment Placements in Child Welfare: … 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 group home and residential treatment placements. 

… False Allegations of Abuse and Neglect Information Sheet … 1 … en … False Allegations of Abuse and Neglect … In most jurisdictions across Canada, professionals working with children and the public are required to report suspected child abuse and neglect to local child welfare authorities. One-third of these cases, after investigation, prove to be unsubstantiated. For example, bruises resulting from a playground injury may be misinterpreted as suspicious injuries requiring a report. In most cases,…

"In Canada, each province and territory individually defines the age of majority, which is when a person is considered by law to be an adult and anyone under that age of majority is considered to be a minor. In Newfoundland and Labrador the age of majority is defined as nineteen (19) years. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) defines a child as…

The Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS-2003) is the second nation-wide study to examine the incidence of reported child maltreatment and the characteristics of the children and families investigated by Canadian child welfare services. The CIS-2003 tracked a sample of 14,200 child maltreatment investigations which were a basis for deriving national estimates.…

The 2003 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS-2003) is the third child abuse and neglect incidence study to be conducted in Canada. The first cycle was completed in Ontario in 1993. The second and third cycles were Canada-wide studies, completed in 1998 and 2003 with the Public Health Agency of Canada. The CIS-2003 tracked a sample of 14,200 child maltreatment…

… Physical abuse and physical punishment in Canada Information Sheet … 1 … en … Physical abuse and physical punishment in Canada … 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. In addition to the tables presented in the Major Finding report (Trocmé, Fallon, MacLaurin et al. 2010), this Information Sheet…

… for specialized health care representatives to recognize and prevent child sexual abuse Report … 1 … en … The case … for specialized health care representatives to recognize and prevent child sexual abuse … This report follows the case of a child who received medical services for a pregnancy at age 12 without follow up services from the hospital medical team. A later investigation resulted in charges to the child's step-father for sexual abuse of the child. The advocate makes several observations and recommendations for health care providers who serve children for sexual health concerns, including;…

… Listening Tour of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth Report … 1 … en … Reality Check: Findings from the … Listening Tour of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth … This is a report on the findings of the second annual listening tour conducted by the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth. The listening tour was structured around the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child and the concerns of well-being raised by children are compared to the goals of the Convention. This report is scoping in it's review of child well-being in Ontario…