“…Results from the most recent Canadian Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect conducted in 2008, indicated that nearly 250,000 cases of suspected child maltreatment are investigated on an annual basis; less than one-quarter of these investigations are initiated following reports from healthcare and social service providers (HSSPs) ( Tonmyr, Li, Williams, Scott, & Jack, 2010 ). The low report rate by HSSPs, especially by hospital personnel (∼5%) ( Fallon, Filippelli, Joh-Carnella, Miller, & Denburg, 2019 ; Tonmyr et al, 2010 ), is concerning given that the proportion of children and adolescents who are experiencing child maltreatment and who come to the attention of child protection authorities is already considered a huge underestimate of the true incidence in the Canadian population ( Public Health Agency of Canada, 2010 ). Furthermore, other evidence indicates that HSSPs experience challenges in recognizing less overt forms of child maltreatment (e.g., emotional abuse, emotional neglect, children’s exposure to IPV), initiating conversations with children and caregivers about potential maltreatment concerns, and ensuring private, safe spaces for children to discuss their concerns and experiences ( Beynon, Gutmanis, Tutty, Wathen, & MacMillan, 2012 ; Kimber, McTavish, Couturier et al, 2019 , 2019b ; McTavish et al, 2017 ; Tufford, Bogo, & Asakura, 2014 ; Tufford, Bogo, Katz, Lee, & Ramjattan, 2019 ).…”