Journal article
Patterns of reporting by health care and nonhealth care professionals to child protection services in Canada
Abstract
BACKGROUND: All Canadian jurisdictions require certain professionals to report suspected or observed child maltreatment. The present study examined the types of maltreatment, level of harm and child functioning issues (controlling for family socioeconomic status, age and sex of the child) reported by health care and nonhealth care professionals.
METHODS: χ(2) analyses and logistic regression were conducted on a national child welfare sample …
Authors
Tonmyr L; Li YA; Williams G; Scott D; Jack SM
Journal
Paediatrics & Child Health, Vol. 15, No. 8, pp. e25–e32
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
October 1, 2010
DOI
10.1093/pch/15.8.e25
ISSN
1205-7088