@article{ref1,
title="Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect: methodology",
journal="Canadian journal of public health",
year="2001",
author="Trocmé, N. M. and MacLaurin, B. J. and Fallon, B. A. and Daciuk, J. F. and Tourigny, Marc and Billingsley, D. A.",
volume="92",
number="4",
pages="259-263",
abstract="This article describes the methodology of the first Canada-wide study of the incidence and characteristics of reported child abuse and neglect. Child welfare investigators from a random sample of 51 child welfare service areas completed a three-page survey form describing the results of 7,672 child maltreatment reports received during the months of October to December 1998. The study documented a 90% participation rate and a 95% item completion rate. An estimated 135,571 child maltreatment investigations were completed, a rate of 21.52 investigated children per 1,000 children in Canada in 1998. The Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect is a rich database that will provide researchers with important contextual information on reported child maltreatment in Canada and a comprehensive source of information on factors associated with key service decisions made by child welfare investigators.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0008-4263",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}