Does mandatory reporting legislation increase contact with child protection? – a legal doctrinal review and an analytical examination

Does mandatory reporting legislation increase contact with child protection? – a legal doctrinal review and an analytical examination

Abstract Background Within Canadian provinces over the past half-century, legislation has been enacted to increase child protection organization (CPO) involvement in situations of child maltreatment (CM). This study had two objectives: 1) to document enactment dates of legislation for mandatory repo...

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Main Authors: Lil Tonmyr, Ben Mathews, Margot E. Shields, Wendy E. Hovdestad, Tracie O. Afifi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Child maltreatment
Exposure to intimate partner violence
Sexual abuse
Physical abuse
Mandatory reporting
Child welfare
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5864-0

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