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… Group Home and Residential Treatment Placements in Child Welfare: … the 2008 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect Information Sheet CWRP produced material 2018 … Nico The Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect-2008 (CIS-2008) is the third nation-wide study … 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.
… for specialized health care representatives to recognize and prevent child sexual abuse Report Canadian CW report 2017 The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate Newfoundland and Labrador This report … follow up services from the hospital medical team. A later investigation resulted in charges to the child's step-father … 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;…
… Awareness and Detection of the Co-Occurrence of Interparental Violence and Child Abuse: Child Welfare Worker's Perspective Journal … coexist in the same household. Children and Youth Services Review, Volume 28, Issue 11, pp.1312-1328 ISBN / ISSN / DOI … Using data generated from qualitative research on child welfare workers’ awareness of the cooccurrence of interparental violence and child abuse, this study showed that although social workers have a generally good awareness of the dynamics of domestic violence, only slightly more than half say they have systematically tried to detect marital violence in the cases assigned to them. The study is…
… Identity lost and found: Lessons from the sixties scoop Journal article … a period in Aboriginal history in Canada in which thousands of Aboriginal children were removed from birth families … Information www.fncfcs.com First Peoples Child & Family Review, Volume 3, Issue 1, pp. 65-82. … The “Sixties Scoop” describes a period in Aboriginal history in Canada in which thousands of Aboriginal children were removed from birth families and placed in non-Aboriginal environments. Despite literature that indicates adoption breakdown rates of 85-95%, recent research with adults adopted as children indicates that some adoptees have found solace through re- acculturating to their birth…
… complex decisions: Child protection workers' practices and interventions with families experiencing intimate … challenges the resources of child protection agencies and the skills of individual child protection workers. … to families experiencing IPV. Children and Youth Services Review, 35(4): 611-617 ISBN / ISSN / DOI … Intervening when children are exposed to intimate partner violence challenges the resources of child protection agencies and the skills of individual child protection workers. Through in-depth qualitative interviews, 37 child protection workers were asked to provide descriptions of family situations with which they had worked that involved intimate partner violence (IPV) and explain the practices…
… youth as young adults: The importance of human, personal, and social capital Journal article 2011 Hook, Jennifer L. … outcomes of former foster youth during early adulthood and the factors associated with those outcomes. We explore … youth who become early parents. Children and Youth Services Review, 33(10), 1855-1865 … In spite of a prevailing policy focus, little is known about the employment outcomes of former foster youth during early adulthood and the factors associated with those outcomes. We explore how former foster youth who aged out of care in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa are faring in the labor market at age 24 and what explains variability in employment and wages for these youth. We utilize…
… Abused women and the threat of parental alienation: Shelter workers' … 2016 Lapierre, Simon Côté, Isabelle Based on quantitative and qualitative data collected in 30 domestic violence … undermine their core mandate. Children and Youth Services Review, 65, 120-126 … Based on quantitative and qualitative data collected in 30 domestic violence shelters in the Province of Québec (Canada), the research findings reveal a noticeable increase in the perceived number of women being accused or threatened to be accused of parental alienation; the accusations or threats of accusations reported in the last year by respondents represented 45% of all the accusations…
… Child and family poverty in Canada: Implications for child welfare … by 2000. 13 years after the target date between 500,000 and 1 million children in Canada continue to grow up in … later life outcomes. The information sheet concludes with a review of the research on poverty and maltreatment. CWRP … The 1989 House of Commons unanimously passed a motion to eliminate child poverty by 2000. 13 years after the target date between 500,000 and 1 million children in Canada continue to grow up in households that are struggling economically (Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 202-0802). In this brief we describe the measures of low-income used in Canada for families and children. Further, we provide the…
… Report Canadian CW research 2013 Advocate for Children and Youth "In Canada, each province and territory individually defines the age of majority, … the capacity to make such life altering decisions. This investigation reveals the story of a child who was crying … "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…
… Jules 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 … The CIS-2003 tracked a sample of 14,200 child maltreatment investigations which were a basis for deriving national … 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.…