Context
According to the most recent Canadian Incidence Study data available, exposure to IPV is the largest category of substantiated child maltreatment in the country. In 2008, 41% of all substantiated investigations involved exposure to IPV.
In Ontario, exposure to IPV is also the largest category of substantiated child maltreatment, with almost half (48%) of all substantiated investigations involving exposure to IPV as the primary form of maltreatment.
IPV and child welfare
- Child protection in families experiencing domestic violence [2018]This manual discusses the intersection of child maltreatment and domestic violence with a focus on child protection practice
- Domestic violence and the child welfare system [2014]Information bulletin from the Child Welfare Information Gateway with a section on the impact of violence on children
- Intimate partner violence in child welfare [2017]Practice note from the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
- Intimate partner/domestic violence co-occurring with child maltreatment [2018]Bibliography of research from the National Children’s Advocacy Center
- Risk and resilience: Intimate partner violence (IPV) exposure [2017]Practice note from the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
- Intimate partner violence as child maltreatment [2017]Quick lesson from the Social Work Reference Center (note: you have to be authenticated by OACAS’s library databases to access)
- On the sidelines: The economic and personal cost of childhood exposure to domestic violence [2019]UK report focused on the link between exposure to intimate partner violence in childhood and the prevalence of conduct disorders and hyperactivity disorders as well as the associated additional costs of social services usage
- Domestic violence and child welfare services [2003]Issue of Children's Services Practice Notes, a newsletter sponsored by the North Carolina Division of Social Services and the Family and Children's Resource Program
Incidence of IPV
- Exposure to intimate partner violence: Investigations by the Canadian child welfare sector [2015]Webinar recording, PowerPoint slides, and practice points. Note: login required; must be a PART member to access
- A profile of exposure to intimate partner violence investigations in the Canadian child welfare system: An examination using the 2008 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect [2013]This article provides a profile of the incidence and characteristics of substantiated exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) investigations in Canada in 2008
- The Canadian child welfare system response to exposure to domestic violence investigations [2006]This fact sheet is based on a secondary analysis of data collected in the 2003 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS-2003) and summarizes the results of analyses of substantiated exposure to domestic violence cases
