Twenty-five years of child welfare data in Ontario, Canada: Examining the response of child welfare to reports of children's exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV)

CONCLUSIONS: The continued growth in the rate of child welfare investigations involving exposure to IPV as well as the overwhelming endorsement of substantiated exposure to IPV, while maintaining the same proportion of transfers to ongoing child welfare services and low placement rates, is a significant concern for Ontario.PMID:38016390 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106567

Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - November 28, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Tara Black Barbara Fallon Hannah Brown Sarah Innes Kineesha William Source Type: research