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Table 2 Referral sources of maltreatment-related investigations involving infants in Canada in 2008 (n = 17,339)

From: Opportunities for prevention and intervention with young children: lessons from the Canadian incidence study of reported child abuse and neglect

 

Frequency

%

Non-Professional

3,986

23.0%

Other Community/Health or Social Services

2,601

15.0%

Hospital (any personnel)

3,935

22.7%

School

739

4.3%

Other Child Welfare Service

1,194

6.9%

Day Care Centre

81

0.5%

Police

3,833

22.1%

Anonymous

920

5.3%

Other

473

2.7%

  1. *Workers could endorse multiple referral sources, if there were multiple independent contacts with the child welfare agency. Totals do not add up to 100%.