Child protection substantiation
Object Class Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Object Class |
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| METEOR identifier: | 741600 |
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| Definition: | An instance where an investigation has concluded there is reasonable cause to believe that a child has been, was being, or is likely to be abused or neglected or otherwise harmed. |
| Context: | Child protection |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | Substantiation does not necessarily require sufficient evidence for a successful prosecution, and does not imply that treatment or case management was, or is to be, provided. Substantiations may also include cases where there is no suitable caregiver, such as children who have been abandoned or whose parents are deceased. |
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Relational attributes | |
| Data Element Concepts implementing this Object Class: | Child protection substantiation—date of substantiation
Child protection substantiation—sexual exploitation indicator
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