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Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
Vulnerability within families headed by teen and young adult mothers investigated by child welfare services in Canada
L. Tonmyr1  M. Shields1  G. Williams1  W. Hovdestad1 
[1] Surveillance and Epidemiology Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;
关键词: child maltreatment, child abuse, family violence, teen mother, adolescent mother, out-of-home care, Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect;   
DOI  :  10.24095/hpcdp.35.8/9.06
来源: DOAJ
【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Young mothers' families are at increased risk of child maltreatment and other poor health and social outcomes. Methods: Chi-square analyses of pooled child welfare services data from the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS-2003; CIS-2008) were used to compare 284 teen mothers (18 years or younger) and 800 young mothers (19-21 years) and their families with 5752 families where the mother was 22 years or older. Results: Twenty-six percent of young mothers were 18 years or younger. Most (68% of teen-mother families and 57% of families with a young adult mother) received social assistance as their main source of income compared with 36% of families with a mother aged 22 years or older. Teen and young adult mothers were more likely than those aged 22 or older to have childhood histories of out-of-home care (31% and 23% vs. 10%) and were more likely to have risk factors such as alcohol abuse (25% and 23% vs. 18%) and few social supports (46% and 41% vs. 37%). Secondary caregivers in families with young mothers also had more risk factors. Teen and young adult mother families were more likely to have their child placed out-of-home during the investigation (29% and 27% vs. 17%). All were equally likely to be victims of domestic violence and to have mental health issues. Conclusion: Within this sample of high-risk families, young mothers' families were more at risk than comparison families. Mothers' youth may be a useful criterion to identify families for targeted interventions.

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