Does mandatory reporting legislation increase contact with child protection? - a legal doctrinal review and an analytical examination.

Background: Within Canadian provinces over the past half-century, legislation has been enacted to increase child protection organization (CPO) involvement in situations of child maltreatment (CM). This study had two objectives: 1) to document enactment dates of legislation for mandatory reporting of CM; 2) to examine reported CPO involvement among people reporting a CM history in relation to the timing of these legislative changes.

Methods: The history of mandatory reporting of CM was compiled using secondary sources and doctrinal legal review of provincial legislation.

Childhood maltreatment as a risk factor for COPD: findings from a population-based survey of Canadian adults.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the associations between childhood maltreatment (CM) and COPD in adulthood.

Methods: Data were from 15,902 respondents to the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey - Mental Health. Multiple logistic regression models were used to examine associations between CM and COPD and the role of smoking and mental and substance use variables as mediators in associations.

Childhood maltreatment as a risk factor for diabetes: findings from a population-based survey of Canadian adults.

Background: It is well established that childhood maltreatment (CM) is a risk factor for various mental and substance use disorders. To date, however, little research has focused on the possible long-term physical consequences of CM. Diabetes is a chronic disease, for which an association with CM has been postulated.