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Development of a Policy‐Relevant Child Maltreatment Research Strategy
Author(s) -
MACMILLAN HARRIET L.,
JAMIESON ELLEN,
WATHEN C. NADINE,
BOYLE MICHAEL H.,
WALSH CHRISTINE A.,
OMURA JOHN,
WALKER JASON M.,
LODENQUAI GREGORY
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the milbank quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1468-0009
pISSN - 0887-378X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2007.00490.x
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , intervention (counseling) , economic justice , political science , child abuse , psychology , work (physics) , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , public relations , medicine , psychiatry , medical emergency , engineering , computer science , law , programming language , mechanical engineering
Child maltreatment is associated with a huge burden of suffering, yet there are serious gaps in knowledge about its epidemiology and approaches to intervention. This article describes the development of a proposed national research framework in child maltreatment, as requested by the Department of Justice, Canada, based on (1) a review of the literature, (2) consultation with experts, and (3) application of evaluation criteria for considering research priorities. The article identifies gaps in knowledge about child maltreatment in Canada and proposes a research agenda to make evidence‐based policy decisions more likely. Although this work was driven by gaps in Canada's knowledge about child maltreatment, the international scope of the review and consultation process could make the findings useful to broader research and policy audiences.