Building research capacity in child welfare in Canada
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2016
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
Abstract
There is a surprising dearth of information about the services provided to the children and families being reported
to Canadian child welfare authorities, little research on the efficacy of child welfare services in Canada, and limited
evidence of new policies and programs designed to address these changes. This paper reports on a research capacity
building initiative designed to address some of these issues. By fostering mutual co-operation and sharing of intellectual
leadership, the Building Research Capacity initiative allows partners to innovate, build institutional capacity and
mobilize research knowledge in accessible ways. The model rests on the assumption that by placing the university’s
research infrastructure at the service of community agencies, robust research partnerships are developed, access
to agency-based research is significantly enhanced and community agencies make better use of research findings
which all equate in greater research utilization and research capacity building.
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Canada, International Resources, child welfare, Evidence-based practice, Partnership, Research-capacity building, Research utilization, Youth protection
Citation
Trocmé, N., Roy, C., & Esposito, T. (2016). Building research capacity in child welfare in Canada. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 10, 16.