scholarly journals An uncaring state? The overrepresentation of First Nations children in the Canadian child welfare system

2014 ◽  
Vol 186 (14) ◽  
pp. E533-E535 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Barker ◽  
G. T. Alfred ◽  
T. Kerr
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Canadian Child

Exploring Alternate Explanations for Agency-Level Effects in Placement Decisions Regarding Aboriginal Children

2020 ◽  
pp. 215-234
Author(s):  
Barbara A. Fallon ◽  
John D. Fluke ◽  
Martin Chabot ◽  
Cindy Blackstock ◽  
Vandna Sinha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Placement Decisions ◽  
Aboriginal Children

This chapter summarizes a series of published papers that used data from the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS) to explore the influence of case and organizational characteristics on decisions to place Aboriginal children in out-of-home placements. The premise of the analyses was that these influences were consistent with the framework of the Decision-Making Ecology. In Canada, Aboriginal children are overrepresented at all points of child welfare decision-making: investigation, substantiation, and placement in out-of-home care. Case factors accounting for the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children at all service points in the child welfare system include poverty, poor housing, and substance misuse, and these factors, when coupled with inequitable resources for First Nations children residing on reserves, result in the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children in the Canadian child welfare system. For this study, the authors examine case characteristics and organizational factors in a multilevel context, hypothesizing that children are more likely to be placed out of home in agencies that serve a relatively high proportion of Aboriginal children. According to the statistical models presented, the most important of these factors is whether the provincial government operates the child welfare agency. As with the proportion of Aboriginal children on the caseload, the risk of a child being placed is greater in government-run agencies compared to agencies operated by private funders. Further analysis needs to be conducted to fully understand individual- and organizational-level variables that may influence /decisions regarding placement of Aboriginal children.

'Here's my Story': Fathers of 'Looked After' Children Recount their Experiences in the Canadian Child Welfare System

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Dominelli ◽  
S. Strega ◽  
C. Walmsley ◽  
M. Callahan ◽  
L. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Canadian Child ◽  
Looked After Children

scholarly journals "For the Good of the Child": The Colonial Machinations of Child Welfare in Canada

INvoke ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Sunday
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
First Nations ◽  
School System ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Residential Schools ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Residential School ◽  
School Project ◽  
The Past

Although residential schools no longer exist today, the systems of oppression which allowed them to operate continue. These systems have existed non-linearly throughout time, as the past, present, and future effects of colonialism intersect in the lives of First Nations. The spiritual successor of the residential school project can be viewed in many contemporary structures; specifically, in the institutionalized violence accumulated within the child welfare system. In this paper, I argue that the contemporary child welfare system in Canada, as it relates to both on- and off-reserve First Nations children, is the modern-day successor of the Indian Residential School System. Specifically, the strategies of racialization and subalternation underpinning the colonial machine, and exemplified within the residential school system, have surreptitiously reformed into the child welfare system.

Supervisory neglect and risk of harm. Evidence from the Canadian Child Welfare System

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 471-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mónica Ruiz-Casares ◽  
Nico Trocmé ◽  
Barbara Fallon
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Canadian Child

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

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara Black ◽  
Nico Trocmé ◽  
Barbara Fallon ◽  
Bruce MacLaurin
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
System Response ◽  
Canadian Child ◽  
Exposure To Domestic Violence

scholarly journals “Act Like my Friend”

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Hughes ◽  
Shirley Chau ◽  
Cathy Rocke
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Qualitative Interview ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Child Welfare Workers ◽  
Canadian Child ◽  
Children First ◽  
Welfare Workers ◽  
Practice Literature

Through a final qualitative interview question, we asked mothers who were involved with the Canadian child welfare system to provide recommendations to improve practices in this system. Through their responses, these women focused on the relationships between parents and workers. Surprisingly, they stated that child welfare workers should “act like friends.” In these descriptions, they stated that child welfare workers should be respectful, honest, caring, supportive, non-judgmental, and encouraging. They further stated that workers should have empathy and provide concrete supports so that parents maintain connections to their children. First, we present the mothers’ recommendations. Then, we situate these findings into best practice literature and discuss both the possibilities and challenges of developing stronger relationships between parents and child welfare workers.

Physical Abuse among Asian Families in the Canadian Child Welfare System

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 532-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Lee ◽  
Wendy Rha ◽  
Barbara Fallon
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Canadian Child
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