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Barbara Fallon

Barbara Fallon

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Social Sciences and Humanities

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40
Citations
6122
World Ranking
5402
National Ranking
321

Overview

Barbara Fallon is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in psychology and social sciences, focusing primarily on child abuse, trauma, and welfare. Their work spans multiple subfields including clinical psychology, health professions, safety research, and sociology and political science.

Fallon's research concentrates on key topics such as:

  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
  • Social Work Education and Practice

Among their recent scholarly contributions are the following papers:

  • "Child maltreatment reports and Child Protection Service responses during COVID-19: Knowledge exchange among Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Israel, and South Africa" (2021), published in Child Abuse & Neglect
  • "Differences and disparities over time: Black and White families investigated by Ontario's child welfare system" (2020), published in Child Abuse & Neglect
  • "One year into COVID-19: What have we learned about child maltreatment reports and child protective service responses?" (2021), published in Child Abuse & Neglect
  • "Building knowledge, optimising physical and mental health and setting up healthier life trajectories in South African women (Bukhali): a preconception randomised control trial part of the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI)" (2022), published in BMJ Open
  • "Major findings from the Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2018" (2020), published in Child Abuse & Neglect

Throughout their career, Fallon has frequently collaborated with other researchers in the field. Common coauthors include:

  • Nico Trocmé (25 joint publications)
  • Nicolette Joh-Carnella (14 joint publications)
  • Thomas J. Esposito (12 joint publications)
  • Tara Black (11 joint publications)
  • Joanne Filippelli (10 joint publications)

Their studies have appeared predominantly in journals known for child welfare and protection topics, such as:

  • Child Abuse & Neglect (18 publications)
  • Children and Youth Services Review (8 publications)
  • Child Protection and Practice (5 publications)
  • Journal of Public Child Welfare (3 publications)
  • Child Maltreatment (3 publications)

Barbara Fallon's research integrates clinical psychology and social sciences to examine systemic issues affecting vulnerable children and families, particularly focusing on the intersections of child maltreatment, social response systems, and public welfare policies.

Best Publications

  • Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect: Final Report

    Nico Trocmé;Bruce MacLaurin;Barbara Fallon;Joanne Daciuk

  • Methodological challenges in measuring child maltreatment.

    Barbara Fallon;Nico Trocme;John D. Fluke;Bruce MacLaurin

  • Major findings from the Canadian incidence study of reported child abuse and neglect

    Nico M Trocmé;Marc Tourigny;Bruce MacLaurin;Barbara Fallon

  • Placement Decisions and Disparities among Aboriginal Groups: An Application of the Decision Making Ecology through Multi-Level Analysis.

    John D. Fluke;Martin Chabot;Barbara Fallon;Bruce MacLaurin

  • Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect.

    N. Trocmé;B. Fallon;B. MacLaurin;J. Daciuk

  • The role of adverse childhood experiences as determinants of non-suicidal self-injury among children and adolescents referred to community and inpatient mental health settings

    Philip Baiden;Shannon L. Stewart;Barbara Fallon

  • The Canadian child welfare system response to exposure to domestic violence investigations.

    Tara Black;Nico Trocme;Barbara Fallon;Bruce MacLaurin

  • Understanding the investigation-stage overrepresentation of First Nations children in the child welfare system: an analysis of the First Nations component of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2008.

    Vandna Sinha;Nico Trocmé;Barbara Fallon;Bruce MacLaurin

  • Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect: Methodology

    Nico M. Trocmé;Bruce J. MacLaurin;Barbara A. Fallon;Joanne F. Daciuk

  • Examining the Relationship between Economic Hardship and Child Maltreatment Using Data from the Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect-2013 (OIS-2013).

    Rachael Lefebvre;Barbara Fallon;Melissa Van Wert;Joanne Filippelli

  • Placement decisions and disparities among Aboriginal children: further analysis of the Canadian incidence study of reported child abuse and neglect part A: comparisons of the 1998 and 2003 surveys.

    Barbara Fallon;Martin Chabot;John D. Fluke;Cindy Blackstock

  • Nature and severity of physical harm caused by child abuse and neglect: results from the Canadian Incidence Study

    Nico Trocme;Harriet L. MacMillan;Barbara Fallon;Richard De Marco

  • One year into COVID-19: What have we learned about child maltreatment reports and child protective service responses?

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  • Factors associated with racial differences in child welfare investigative decision-making in Ontario, Canada.

    Bryn King;Barbara Fallon;Reiko Boyd;Tara Black

  • Differentiating Between Substantiated, Suspected, and Unsubstantiated Maltreatment in Canada

    Nico Trocmé;Della Knoke;Barbara Fallon;Bruce MacLaurin

  • The mediating effect of depressive symptoms on the relationship between bullying victimization and non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents: Findings from community and inpatient mental health settings in Ontario, Canada

    Philip Baiden;Shannon L. Stewart;Barbara Fallon

  • The enduring effects of early-childhood adversities and troubled sleep among Canadian adults: a population-based study.

    Philip Baiden;Barbara Fallon;Wendy den Dunnen;Godfred Odei Boateng

  • Emotional maltreatment in Canada: prevalence, reporting and child welfare responses (CIS2).

    Claire Chamberland;Barbara Fallon;Tara Black;Nico Trocmé

  • Protection of Children from Physical Maltreatment in Canada: An Evaluation of the Supreme Court's Definition of Reasonable Force

    Joan E. Durrant;Nico Trocmé;Barbara Fallon;Cheryl Milne

  • Child maltreatment reports and Child Protection Service responses during COVID-19: Knowledge exchange among Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Israel, and South Africa.

    Ilan Katz;Carmit Katz;Sabine Andresen;Annie Bérubé

  • Differentiating between child protection and family support in the Canadian child welfare system's response to intimate partner violence, corporal punishment, and child neglect

    Nico Trocmé;Barbara Fallon;Vandna Sinha;Melissa Van Wert

  • Urgent protection versus chronic need: clarifying the dual mandate of child welfare services across Canada

    Nico Trocmé;Alicia Kyte;Vandna Sinha;Barbara Fallon

Frequent Co-Authors

Nico Trocmé
Nico Trocmé McGill University
Faye Mishna
Faye Mishna University of Toronto
Esme Fuller-Thomson
Esme Fuller-Thomson University of Toronto
Shelley L. Craig
Shelley L. Craig University of Toronto
Harriet L. MacMillan
Harriet L. MacMillan McMaster University
Christine Wekerle
Christine Wekerle McMaster University
Tina Malti
Tina Malti University of Toronto
Jennifer Jenkins
Jennifer Jenkins University of Toronto
Susan M. Jack
Susan M. Jack McMaster University
Jörg M. Fegert
Jörg M. Fegert University of Ulm

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