REPRESENTATIVES OF HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LAW, TOGETHER WITH INTERESTED CITIZENS PARTICIPATED ON THIS COMMITTEE. THE STUDY WAS BASED ON THE THEORY THAT THE ONLY EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO SOLVING THIS PROBLEM OF CHILD BATTERING, IS REMEDIAL TREATMENT AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES. THE LIMITED ROLE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS VIEWED AS SIGNIFICANT ALTHOUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE WITHIN PROVINCIAL JURISDICTION. THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS ARE REVIEWED: THE PROBLEMS AND PRACTICES ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTING AND REGISTRATION; CONSIDERATION OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO INTERVENTION AND CASE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS; AND RESEARCH, EXPERIMENTATION, AND EDUCATION. SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY ARE PROVIDED AFTER EACH DISCUSSION. THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE STATED: (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF MANDATORY REPORTING SYSTEMS, AND MAINTENANCE OF A CENTRAL REGISTRY; (2) IMMEDIATE INSTITUTION OF INTERVENTION AND CASE MANAGEMENT UPON INCIDENT ACKNOWLEDGMENT; (3) DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF PREVENTATIVE METHODS AIMED AT IMPROVING PARENTAL ROLES AND GENERAL ENVIRONMENT; (4) CONTINUED AND EXTENDED SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH, EXPERIMENTATION, AND EDUCATION; AND (5) EXPANSION OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY. THE APPENDIXES CONTAIN AN EXAMINATION OF RELEVANT LEGISLATION, AND LISTS OF PARTICIPANTS ON THE COMMITTEE. TABULAR DATA ARE NOT PROVIDED. (JCP)