- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Learning Tools
- Acknowledgments
- Author’s Biography
- Contributor’s Biography
- 1 Historical Foundations of Canadian Child Welfare and Mandatory Reporting
- 2 Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect in Northern Canada
- 3 Ethical and Legal Issues in Mandatory Reporting
- 4 Typology and Incidence of Child Abuse and Neglect
- 5 Risk Factors in Child Abuse and Neglect
- 6 Protective Factors in Child Abuse and Neglect
- 7 Online Child Abuse and Neglect
- 8 Disclosure of Child Abuse and Neglect
- 9 The Decision to Report
- 10 Reporting to Child Protection Services
- 11 Strategies to Maintain the Relationship
- 12 Following the Report
- 13 Implications for Practice, Education, Policy, and Research
- Appendix 1 Summary Listing of Provincial and Territorial Legislation
- Appendix 2 Contact Information for Child and Family Service Agencies across Canada
- Appendix 3 Incident and Risk of Future Harm Questions
- Appendix 4 Sample Vignettes of Child Maltreatment
- Appendix 5 Reflection Questions: Personal Disciplinary History
- Appendix 6 Glossary of Terms
- Appendix 7 Recommended Websites
- Appendix 8 Feedback Form (Informed Consent)
- Appendix 9 Mandatory Reporting Model
- Index
Risk Factors in Child Abuse and Neglect
Risk Factors in Child Abuse and Neglect
- Chapter:
- (p.75) 5 Risk Factors in Child Abuse and Neglect
- Source:
- Child Abuse and Neglect in Canada
- Author(s):
Lea Tufford
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter examines the risk factors for child abuse and neglect from the perspective of the child, parent, family, community, and culture. There are many issues that may contribute to child abuse, but some factors increase the risk to children and make them more vulnerable to abuse. They can be found in the background of parents, in the environmental situation, and in attributes of the child themselves. The child’s culture and level of community support may also be risk factors in child abuse and/or neglect. Risk factors are characteristics associated with child maltreatment and may or may not be direct causes.
Keywords: child, parents, family, community, culture, government
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Learning Tools
- Acknowledgments
- Author’s Biography
- Contributor’s Biography
- 1 Historical Foundations of Canadian Child Welfare and Mandatory Reporting
- 2 Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect in Northern Canada
- 3 Ethical and Legal Issues in Mandatory Reporting
- 4 Typology and Incidence of Child Abuse and Neglect
- 5 Risk Factors in Child Abuse and Neglect
- 6 Protective Factors in Child Abuse and Neglect
- 7 Online Child Abuse and Neglect
- 8 Disclosure of Child Abuse and Neglect
- 9 The Decision to Report
- 10 Reporting to Child Protection Services
- 11 Strategies to Maintain the Relationship
- 12 Following the Report
- 13 Implications for Practice, Education, Policy, and Research
- Appendix 1 Summary Listing of Provincial and Territorial Legislation
- Appendix 2 Contact Information for Child and Family Service Agencies across Canada
- Appendix 3 Incident and Risk of Future Harm Questions
- Appendix 4 Sample Vignettes of Child Maltreatment
- Appendix 5 Reflection Questions: Personal Disciplinary History
- Appendix 6 Glossary of Terms
- Appendix 7 Recommended Websites
- Appendix 8 Feedback Form (Informed Consent)
- Appendix 9 Mandatory Reporting Model
- Index
