scholarly journals Highlighting two black families experience with Ontario's Child Welfare System

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Felix
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
Black Children ◽  
Black Families ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Black Parents ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Canadian Population ◽  
Ongoing Relationship

Black children are entering child welfare system at a rate five times higher than that of the average Canadian population (Polanyi et al., 2014). There are approximately 539, 205 (8% of the population) Black individuals living in Ontario, yet Black children make up 41% of the children in the care of Children’s Aid Society (Polanyi et al., 2014). The disproportionate apprehension of marginalized children is not a new issue; it is only recently that child welfare organizations have acknowledged that this is an issue. This prompted some agencies to release disaggregated race-based data outlining racial disparities. This phenomenological qualitative research study intends to highlight the stories of two Black parents who have had an ongoing relationship with Ontario’s child welfare system. This research hopes to outline their similarities, differences and the intricate experiences. Their experiences will be examined through a critical lens guided by anti-black racism and critical race theory.

scholarly journals Highlighting two black families experience with Ontario's Child Welfare System

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Felix
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
Black Children ◽  
Black Families ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Black Parents ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Canadian Population ◽  
Ongoing Relationship

Black children are entering child welfare system at a rate five times higher than that of the average Canadian population (Polanyi et al., 2014). There are approximately 539, 205 (8% of the population) Black individuals living in Ontario, yet Black children make up 41% of the children in the care of Children’s Aid Society (Polanyi et al., 2014). The disproportionate apprehension of marginalized children is not a new issue; it is only recently that child welfare organizations have acknowledged that this is an issue. This prompted some agencies to release disaggregated race-based data outlining racial disparities. This phenomenological qualitative research study intends to highlight the stories of two Black parents who have had an ongoing relationship with Ontario’s child welfare system. This research hopes to outline their similarities, differences and the intricate experiences. Their experiences will be examined through a critical lens guided by anti-black racism and critical race theory.

Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in the Child Welfare System: Why Do They Exist, and What Can Be Done to Address Them?

2020 ◽  
Vol 692 (1) ◽  
pp. 253-274
Author(s):  
Alan J. Dettlaff ◽  
Reiko Boyd
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Black Children ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Children Of Color ◽  
Racial Disproportionality ◽  
Welfare Systems ◽  
External Causes ◽  
Child Welfare Systems

Children of color are overrepresented in the child welfare system, and Black children have been most significantly impacted by this racial disproportionality. Racial disproportionality in child welfare exists because of influences that are both external to child welfare systems and part of the child welfare system. We summarize the causes of racial disproportionality, arguing that internal and external causes of disproportional involvement originate from a common underlying factor: structural and institutional racism that is both within child welfare systems and part of society at large. Further, we review options for addressing racial disproportionality, arguing that it needs to be rectified because of the harm it causes Black children and families and that forcible separation of children from their parents can no longer be viewed as an acceptable form of intervention for families in need.

scholarly journals Former Youth in Care: Kinship Care and Its Potential Impact on Black Families & Cultural Identity in the Child Welfare System

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Osei
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Kinship Care ◽  
Black Families ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Greater Toronto Area ◽  
Youth In Care ◽  
System Data ◽  
Disproportionate Number

In 2016, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) launched a public inquiry to determine whether or not there was a disproportionate number of racialized populations representing the child welfare system. Data collected from the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (2015) showed that while African Canadians make up 8.5% of the Torontonian population, they made up 40.8% of the children and youth in the child welfare system. This alarming information called for changes in the ways Black children and youth have been impacted and what changes could be made with policy. This research study intends to highlight policies that have been implemented in response to over-represented communities in the child welfare system with a particular focus on kinship care and how it is incorporated into policy that seeks to improve the treatment and service for Black families in the Greater Toronto Area.

scholarly journals Three South Asian immigrant fathers' experiences of child welfare in the Greater Toronto area (GTA)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis Boiragi
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Asian Immigrant ◽  
Greater Toronto Area ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
South Asian Immigrant

The research study explores the child welfare system experiences of South Asian immigrant fathers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The study provides an overview of the literature related to the child welfare system, its dominant cultural practices, and how interventions impact South Asian immigrant fathers. This study uses Anti-Oppressive Practice Theory (AOP) and Critical Race Theory (CRT) as its theoretical framework to understand the fathers’ experiences by analyzing in-depth interviews of the South Asian immigrant fathers who shared their lived experiences with the child welfare system. This study’s focus is to give voice and make visible the experiences of these fathers, who feel disappointed, misunderstood, and alienated. Key words: Child welfare, maltreatment and neglect, racialized families South Asian immigrant fathers, settlement, integration

scholarly journals Three South Asian immigrant fathers' experiences of child welfare in the Greater Toronto area (GTA)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis Boiragi
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Asian Immigrant ◽  
Greater Toronto Area ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
South Asian Immigrant

The research study explores the child welfare system experiences of South Asian immigrant fathers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The study provides an overview of the literature related to the child welfare system, its dominant cultural practices, and how interventions impact South Asian immigrant fathers. This study uses Anti-Oppressive Practice Theory (AOP) and Critical Race Theory (CRT) as its theoretical framework to understand the fathers’ experiences by analyzing in-depth interviews of the South Asian immigrant fathers who shared their lived experiences with the child welfare system. This study’s focus is to give voice and make visible the experiences of these fathers, who feel disappointed, misunderstood, and alienated. Key words: Child welfare, maltreatment and neglect, racialized families South Asian immigrant fathers, settlement, integration

scholarly journals Exploring Racial Disproportionalities and Disparities for Black Families Involved with the Child Welfare System

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Travonne Edwards ◽  
Amina Hussain ◽  
Christa Sato ◽  
Jason King ◽  
Michael Saini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Black Families ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Welfare Systems ◽  
Geographical Locations

Background: The overrepresentation of Black families in child welfare systems across the various geographical locations (e.g. America, Canada, United Kingdom) is a growing concern. There are competing explanations for the causes of overrepresentation and recommendations for eliminating racial disproportionalities and disparities in child welfare system. This systemic scoping review will provide a succinct synthesis of the current literature on Black disproportionality and disparity in child welfare. Methods/Design: This systemic scoping review will employ Arksey and O’Malley’s (2005) five stage framework. This will direct our search of the seven academic databases (EBSCO: Criminal Justice Abstracts OVID: Social Work Abstracts Pro Quest: PsychINFO, ERIC, Sociological Abstracts, International Bibliography of Social Sciences and Web of Science Core Collections). These seven databases have been chosen due to their interdisciplinary resources on the issue of overrepresentation of Black families in the child welfare sector. The thematic findings will be systemically synthesized using qualitative analysis and presented visually through a chart. Eligible articles for this scoping review include literature that speaks directly to the experiences of Black families involved with the child welfare system. The results of this scoping review will increase the understanding of how racial disproportionalities and disparities emerge, common outcomes and ways to begin tackling this phenomenon for Black families. Discussion: In order to tackle this gap in knowledge regarding the overrepresentation of Black families in the child welfare system, this comprehensive scoping review will systematically organize the literature in order to understand how this issue manifests and to fill this gap in research. This methodological approach will allow for the development of practical and intentional methods to move forward in mitigating this issue.

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