Table 3 Clinical concerns of maltreatment-related investigations involving infants in Canada in 2008 (n = 17,339)

Primary Caregiver Age

  18 Years and Under

2,173

12.6%

  19 to 21 Years

3,408

19.8%

  22 to 30 Years

7,679

44.6%

  31 to 40 Years

3,488

20.2%

  41 Years and Older

482

2.8%

Primary Caregiver Risk Factors

  Alcohol Abuse

3,511

20.3%

  Drug/Solvent Abuse

4,356

25.1%

  Cognitive Impairment

2,095

12.1%

  Mental Health Issues

4,703

27.1%

  Physical Health Issues

1,299

7.5%

  Few Social Supports

6,142

35.4%

  Victim of Domestic Violence

6,778

39.1%

  Perpetrator of Domestic Violence

1,437

8.3%

  History of Foster Care/Group Home

2,781

16.0%

  At Least One Functioning Concern

13,283

76.6%

Child Functioning Concerns

  Attachment Issues

443

2.6%

  Intellectual/Developmental Disability

401

2.3%

  Failure to Meet Developmental Milestones

626

3.6%

  FAS/FAE

480

2.8%

  Positive Toxicology at Birth

1,253

7.2%

  Physical Disability

369

2.1%

No Second Caregiver in the Home

5,535

31.9%

Primary Income

  Full-time

1,378

7.9%

  Part-time/Seasonal

821

4.7%

  Other Benefits/Unemployment

10,553

60.9%

  No Income

4,587

26.5%

At Least One Household Hazard

1,683

9.7%

Household Regularly Runs Out of Money

2,515

14.5%

Number of Moves

  No Moves

5,440

31.4%

  One Move

4,658

26.9%

  Two or More Moves

2,843

16.4%

Type of Maltreatment

  Physical Abuse

1,190

6.8%%

  Sexual Abuse

99

0.6%%

  Neglect

4,913

28.1%

  Emotional Maltreatment

537

3.1%

  Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

3,917

22.6%

  Risk

6,684

38.5%