Authors: Hovdestad, Wendy; Tonmyr, Lil; Hubka, David; de Marco, Richard

Source: The International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Volume 7, Number 4, November 2005 , pp. 6-13(8)

Publisher: The Clifford Beers Foundation

Abstract:

In Canada, provinces and territories directly deliver services related to child maltreatment, but various federal departments share responsibility for responding in other ways. The Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS) is one of the Public Health Agency's contributions. This paper presents an overview of its key findings, and points to some implications for program and policy development. CIS data suggest that neglect is the most common type of child maltreatment in Canada, followed by physical abuse, emotional maltreatment and sexual abuse. Because CIS data suggest that parents and other adult relatives are most often the perpetrators of child maltreatment, and that the maltreatment rarely results in severe physical harm, federal support of parenting education programs may be a useful response to the problem of child maltreatment.

Keywords: CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CANADA; PARENTING PROGRAMS

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2005-11-01

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