Does quantitative research in child maltreatment tell the whole story?

You have been asked by your committee member to provide justification on which of the three methodologies you prefer to use to answer your research question: qualitative, quantitative, or mixed method approach? Explain your rationale. Identify the tools that you will use to analyze the data you obtain from your research methods.

Glass, S., Gajwani, R., & Turner-Halliday, F. (2016). Does quantitative research in child maltreatment tell the whole story? The need for mixed-methods approaches to explore the effects of maltreatment in infancy (PDF). The Scientific World Journal, 72(1), 184–195.
Smith, D. B., & Day, N. E. (2015). Family development credential training impact on self-efficacy beliefs on human service workers. Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, 38(3), 317–349.