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Issue: The efficacy of birth alerts for purposes of child protection in Canada. Background: In Canada, the practice of birth alerts has garnered considerable debate among child welfare advocates, practitioners, legal professionals and professional child welfare organizations regarding their efficacy in ensuring the safety and well-being of children. Typically issued by child welfare workers…

… Discourses to New Practice Approaches in Domestic Violence and Child Protective Services Journal article … 1 … en … … Discourses to New Practice Approaches in Domestic Violence and Child Protective Services … This article looks at the ways that two different systems, the child welfare system and the domestic violence system, have framed the complexities arising from their overlapping mandates when children are at risk of maltreatment due to domestic violence. The authors review the legislation driving these systems, using examples from both the United States (Minnesota) and Canada (Ontario). They…

… Developmental and Cultural Assets and Resilient Outcomes in First Nations Young People in … Explanatory Model Journal article … 1 … en … Developmental and Cultural Assets and Resilient Outcomes in First Nations …

… Government of Nunavut Responses to Recommendations by the Standing Committee on Oversight of Government Operations and Public Accounts Report … 1 … en … Government of Nunavut Responses to Recommendations by the Standing Committee on Oversight of Government Operations and … This is a report on the Review of the 2011 Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut on Children, Youth and Family Programs and Services.

… Child neglect II: Prevention and intervention Information Sheet … 1 … en … Child neglect II: Prevention and intervention … Child neglect is one of the most recognizable, enduring, and prevalent forms of child maltreatment. Child Neglect I, examined the definition of, assessment of, etiology (causes) of, and sequelae (effects) of, and factors associated with child neglect.  This information sheet, Child Neglect II, reviews interventions aimed at preventing neglect occurrence, recurrence, or associated impairment.

This report examines the life of a young child called “Jake,” who was in care from the age of five months until his death just prior to his second birthday. This report includes a review of the services Jake and his family received from the Ministry of Social Services (MSS) and Saskatoon Health Region to determine if they received the services to which they were entitled. 

Les auteurs ont utilisé une méthode qualitative basée sur la théorie ancrée pour interroger des parents d’enfants victimes de violence sexuelle sur leur expérience du système de justice pénale. Tous les participants ont signalé la violence sexuelle à la police et presque tous se sont adressés aux tribunaux. Les parents ont déclaré avoir vécu des expériences négatives au cours du processus pénal;…

… Grandparents' and Social Workers' Experiences with the Child Welfare … 2007 Authors Gladstone, James W. Brown, Ralph A. Child and Youth Services Review, Volume 29, Issue 11, pp. 1439-1453 L'objectif de … L'objectif de cette étude qualitative était d'explorer les circonstances dans lesquelles les grands-parents et les travailleurs en protection de l'enfance entrent en contact l'un avec l'autre, de même que les facteurs associés à une relation de travail positive entre eux. Les données ont été recueillies auprès de 63 grands-parents ayant un petit-enfant recevant des services d'un organisme de…

… The role of parental stress, mother’s childhood abuse and perceived consequences of violence in predicting attitudes and attribution in favor of corporal punishment 2009 Authors Clément, Marie-Ève Chamberland, Claire Journal of Child & Family Studies, Volume 18, … Les auteures présentent la notion selon laquelle la violence familiale et psychologique s’inscrit dans un continuum de gravité. Le châtiment corporel, défini comme un moyen légalement et socialement acceptable de maîtriser physiquement le comportement de l'enfant sans causer de préjudice, est considéré comme faisant partie de l'extrémité la moins grave du continuum. Les chercheurs ont utilisé les…