Re: Child neglect research

["bjenkins@xxxxxxxxx" <bjenkins@xxxxxxxxx>]

The CIS may substantiate the child neglect and abuse, it does not allude
to any investigation of spousal violence. In fact, it appears that the
only person reaching a conclusion about spousal violence is the social
worker. From the wording that you used in the report, Dr. Trocme, it 
applears unlikely that any party other than the social worker was asked 
to contribute, validate or even allege this spousal violence. It is 
also unclear what definition of spousal violence is being used. While 
it is a good thought, the CIS really does not seem to be a good source
for data in this area.

That runs over into the same sort of problems into the emotional abuse
category which seems to include "alleged witnessing of alleged violence 
by someone what may not have been a party to anything". While keeping
such a mushy definition as being something of importance, while ignoring
many types of emotional abuse to children and spouses that are real and
documentable -- violations of access orders, "alienation of affections" -- 
makes it difficult to conclude that the report covered the areas 
sufficiently completely to be useful in these areas. The relative impacts 
of the negative parenting that so often seem to appear with false 
allegations versus the actual damage of witnessessing low-grade 
"violence" (a raised voice once in a relationship)really calls for a 
more comprehensive look if further conclusions are to be drawn.


Original Message:
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From: Nico Trocme nico.trocme@utoronto.ca
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 20:17:58 -0800
To: CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu
Subject: Re: Child neglect research


The co-occurrence of neglect & spousal violence is documented in the 1998
Canadian Incidence study (17% of neglect investigations involve documented
spousal violence & approx 18-19% of substantiated neglect cases).

 Major descriptive findings from the first Canadian Incidence Study of
Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS) are available on line at:
 http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb/lcdc/publicat/cisfr-ecirf/index.html.

Copies can also be ordered from the National Clearinghouse on Family
Violence at Health Canada 1-800-267-1291, or 613-957-2938.

Nico Trocmé,
Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare
University of Toronto, Faculty of Social Work
246 Bloor St West, Toronto, M5S 1A1
tel: 416-978-5718 fax: 416-978-7072
www.cecw-cepb.ca


----- Original Message -----
From: "Anna Hagemeister" <AHAGEMEI@che.umn.edu>
To: "Child Maltreatment Researchers"
<CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: Child neglect research


> Dr. Gaudin - and/or others:
> Has any of the child neglect research gathered data about domestic
violence occurring among families involved with CPS for child neglect
allegations?
> Please let me know of any data sets that might address that question.
> Thank you,
> Annelies Hagemeister
> MN Center Against Violence and Abuse
> School of Social Work
> University of Minnesota
> St. Paul, MN  55108
> ahagemei@tc.umn.edu
>
>

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