TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect: methodology
JO  - Canadian journal of public health
A1  - Trocmé, N. M.
A1  - MacLaurin, B. J.
A1  - Fallon, B. A.
A1  - Daciuk, J. F.
A1  - Tourigny, Marc
A1  - Billingsley, D. A.
SP  - 259
EP  - 263
VL  - 92
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0008-4263
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -