Child Maltreatment Surveillance Indicator Framework
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At-a-glance – The Child Maltreatment Surveillance Indicator Framework
The federal health portfolio has conducted surveillance on child maltreatment as a public health issue since the 1990s. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is now releasing the Child Maltreatment Indicator Framework, to take its place alongside other PHAC frameworks, such as the Suicide Surveillance Indicator Framework...
Provincial and territorial child protection legislation and policy - 2018
Child maltreatment is a significant Canadian and global problem that can have serious physical, psychological and emotional impacts lasting long beyond childhood. To prevent and address child maltreatment, the ongoing, systematic collection of data on child abuse and neglect reported to child welfare is essential...
Data Blog
A Canadian look at the connection between childhood maltreatment and diabetes
Child abuse may hurt the body for years after it ends. Reducing child abuse, then, will not only reduce immediate pain, injury and suffering, but may also improve adults’ long-term physical health. Child maltreatment, including physical and sexual abuse and...
Family Violence in Canada
The Public Health Agency of Canada recognizes family violence as a public health issue, associated with increased risk of negative mental and physical health outcomes. Family violence is any form of abuse or neglect that a child or adult experiences from a family member, or from someone with whom they have an intimate relationship. It is an abuse of power by...
Suggested Citation
Centre for Surveillance and Applied Research, Public Health Agency of Canada. Child Maltreatment Surveillance Indicator Framework (CMSIF) Data Tool, 2020 Edition. Public Health Infobase. Ottawa (ON): Public Health Agency of Canada, 2020.