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Katz, Ilan, Katz, Carmit, Andresen, Sabine, Bérubé, Annie, Collin-Vezina, Delphine, Fallon, Barbara, Fouché, Ansie, Haffejee, Sadiyya, Masrawa, Nadia, Muñoz, Pablo, Priolo Filho, Sidnei R., Tarabulsy, George, Truter, Elmien, Varela, Natalia et Wekerle, Christine. 2021. «Child Maltreatment Reports and Child Protection Service Responses During COVID-19: Knowledge Exchange Among Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Israel, and South Africa ». Child Abuse & Neglect, vol. 116, no 2, p. 1-17.
Fiche synthèse
1. Objectifs
Intentions :
«The current discussion paper wishes to joint recent efforts in the field of CM [child maltreatment] in order to better adhere to the way COVID-19 is impacting CM reports as well as CPS [child protection service] responses at different stages in different jurisdictions.» (p. 3)
2. Méthode
Échantillon/Matériau :
«The authors collected data for each jurisdiction in the study according to a template that provided contextual information, including demographics and economic circumstances, policy responses to COVID-19, and specific CPS responses. Data were collected mainly from publicly available sources such as government statistical agencies and reports from child protection organizations and other systems. […] The template was completed by each research team by July 2020 and reflected the most up-to-date data available at that point.» (p. 4)
Instruments :
Grille d’analyse
Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique
3. Résumé
According to the authors, «the current discussion paper highlights the importance both for current responses and for future policy development to track how different CPSs have responded to the pandemic as it has affected each system, and then to study the longer term impacts on the systems and ultimately on the CPSs’ capacity to safeguard and protect children in order to learn from each other and improve system responses.» (p. 13) Some results of this international study are specifically about Québec. For example, «[i]n Quebec, the CPS identified several aims for operating during COVID 19. The first was to ensure the safety of children and at the same time maintain the connection between the CPS and families: caseworkers were encouraged to make home visits while complying with social distancing procedures. Inevitably, home visits led to high levels of concern for family and child wellbeing. Also, much of the work involved helping parents develop routines and activities with the children who were now at home continuously. A major issue involved children and youth’s access to screen time and gaming.» (p. 7-8)