MacMillan Harriet L, Jamieson Ellen, Wathen C Nadine, Boyle Michael H, Walsh Christine A, Omura John, Walker Jason M, Lodenquai Gregory
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Milbank Q. 2007 Jun;85(2):337-74. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2007.00490.x.
Child maltreatment is associated with a huge burden of suffering, yet there are serious gaps in knowledge about its epidemiology and approaches to intervention. This article describes the development of a proposed national research framework in child maltreatment, as requested by the Department of Justice, Canada, based on (1) a review of the literature, (2) consultation with experts, and (3) application of evaluation criteria for considering research priorities. The article identifies gaps in knowledge about child maltreatment in Canada and proposes a research agenda to make evidence-based policy decisions more likely. Although this work was driven by gaps in Canada's knowledge about child maltreatment, the international scope of the review and consultation process could make the findings useful to broader research and policy audiences.
儿童虐待会带来巨大的痛苦负担,但在其流行病学和干预方法方面,知识存在严重空白。本文应加拿大司法部要求,描述了一个拟议中的儿童虐待国家研究框架的制定过程,该过程基于:(1)文献综述;(2)与专家的磋商;(3)用于考量研究重点的评估标准的应用。本文指出了加拿大在儿童虐待知识方面的空白,并提出了一项研究议程,以使基于证据的政策决策更有可能实现。尽管这项工作是由加拿大在儿童虐待知识方面的空白所推动的,但综述和磋商过程的国际范围可能会使研究结果对更广泛的研究和政策受众有用。