Development and Preliminary Evaluation of the Ontario Child Neglect Index
- 1 May 1996
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Child Maltreatment
- Vol. 1 (2) , 145-155
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559596001002006
Abstract
The Child Neglect Index is designed to provide child welfare practitioners and researchers with a validated and easy-to-use instrument that specifies type and severity of neglect. Field testing shows that the validity and reliability of this one-page index compare favorably with the Child Well-Being Scales. Although the Child Neglect Index was designed within the context of Ontario's child welfare laws, the instrument and the structured expert-based method used to develop it can be easily applied to other jurisdictions.Keywords
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