Centre for Research on Children and Families
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The CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (CRCF), formerly the Centre For Applied Family Studies, conducts and disseminates research for effective programs and policies for vulnerable children and youth and their families. The CRCF is affiliated with McGill's School of Social Work and is a site of the CECW.
CRCF Research Seminar Series 2009-2010
The CRCF Research Seminar provide an opportunity for faculty, visiting scholars and graduate students to share and discuss their research. Presenters are encouraged to use the seminar to discuss preliminary results, data interpretation issues and methodological questions arising from their research.
December 16th:
- Hélène Trudel & Anne-Marie Piché: The Child's Protective Circle' (le Cercle de l'Enfant): A tool of community social pediatrics [.pdf]
January 27th:
- Vandna Sinha & Elizabeth Fast: The First Nations Component of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect: A Capacity Building Approach to National Level Aboriginal Research
February 10th:
- Angela Campbell & Nico Trocmé: Legislation's influence on judiciarization: Examining the effects of statutory structure and language on rates of court use in child welfare contexts
For more information, please visit the Seminar page.
Evidence-based management in child welfare services : a newly funded initiative
The Evidence-Based Management (EBM) Project is a joint initiative between McGill University and Batshaw Youth and Family Centers designed to support Batshaw managers in accessing and using information to guide the development of policies and services.
For more information, please visit the Projects page.
Research Watch
As a joint initiative with the CECW, the CRCF launches a Research Watch, a periodical review of research articles published in the leading child welfare journals. The most relevant and well designed studies are summarized and disseminated through the CECW's list of approximately 2,500 subscribers. The Research Watch team involves graduate students and faculty from the Universities of McGill and Toronto.
Latest Research Watch review (January 28th):
Dating violence common among CPS-involved youth and a suggestive trauma intervention pathway
Research Watch Archives
Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (2003)
The CIS-2003 is the second nation-wide study to examine the incidence of reported child maltreatment and characteristics of the children and families investigated by Canadian child welfare services. The CIS-2003 is the most comprehensive source of information about abused and neglected children in Canada.
For more details and the Full Report, please follow this link
Summer Workshop in Quantitative Methods for Aboriginal Child Welfare Research - May 2009
To know more about this past event, please visit the CIS section or the Centre Events page.
