Traduction de «L'Institut pour la prévention de l'enfance maltraitée » (Français → Anglais) :

The Institute for the Prevention of Child Abuse [ IPCA | Ontario Centre for the Prevention of Child Abuse ]

Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Programs

(Return tabled) Question No. 864 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to mental health and suicide in the Canadian Forces (CF), including regular forces, reservists and veterans, as well as among Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) veterans: (a) what does history and research show from the First World War (WWI) and the Second World War (WWII), regarding the percentage of Canadian veterans who suffered some degree of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and how it might have impacted their ability to (i) hold down jobs, (ii) maintain relationships, (iii) overcome substance abuse, (iv) maintain their will to live; (b) how are suicides tracked for CF regular forces, reservists and veterans, including RCMP veterans, (i) has the tracking method ch ...[+++]anged over time (from 2000 onwards) for any of these groups, including name changes (e.g., suicide versus sudden death) and, if so, how, why and when, (ii) how are suicides tracked among veterans who may not be known to Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) and who may be under other types of care (e.g., in hospitals) or in homeless shelters, prisons, etc.; (c) what are the identified gaps in tracking for each of the identified groups and, for each gap, what action items (i) are planned (including predicted start and completion dates, and necessary funding), (ii) are being implemented (including predicted completion date and necessary funding), (iii) have been completed to address the problem; (d) how are suicides investigated for each identified group today and, for each group, for the years 1990 to the present (or years available), (i) what percentage of victims were known to either the Department of National Defense (DND) or VAC prior to the suicide, or to the medical, social-aid or prison system, (ii) what percentage had attempted suicide before, (iii) what percentage suffered from an identified Operational Stress Injury (OSI), including PTSD, anxiety, depression or substance abuse, (iv) what percentage suffered from acquired brain ...

On these occasions the Council also notes, on behalf of the EU, the progress made by Romania. This progress has included the creation in November 1999 of a national agency for the protection of children’s rights and the preparation of a ‘government strategy for children's rights 2000-2003’. The principles involved mark a step in the right direction: removal of as many children as possible from institutions; further decentralisation via the transfer of control over orphanages to the provincial authorities; and measures to prevent aba ...[+++]ndonment.

In the revised Accession Partnership for Romania that was adopted by the Council on last 19 May, inter alia it should be underlined that the priorities and intermediate objectives include the stipulation that Romania should: 'Continue the reform of the public child care system in accordance with the National Strategy on the Protection of Children in Difficulty, by focussing on closure of old-style institutions, de-institutionalisation and prevention of institutionalisation through provision of alternative social services for families and children'.

According to the Institute for the Prevention of Child Abuse, more than 225,000 Canadian children experience some form of abuse each year, a rate of 21 per 1,000.