Racial disparities in child welfare involvement between Black and White children have been
well-documented in the United States, but research in this area is relatively underexplored in …

Background A wide range of studies have revealed racial/ethnic and gender disparities in
child protection decision-making. Objective This study investigated whether disparities are …

Abstract Background The Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect
(OIS) is the only source of province-wide statistics on families investigated by child welfare …

This article examines the intersections and paradoxes in out-of-home care (OOHC) for Black
youth involved in Ontario's child welfare system and the ways in which those experiences …

Abstract Background The overrepresentation of Black children in the child welfare system is
a social problem that has received longstanding attention in the United States, but has …

Objective: Child abuse is a major cause of childhood injury, morbidity, and death. There is a
paucity of data on the practice of abuse interventions among this vulnerable population. The …

This article reports on narrative interviews conducted as part of the Rights for Children and
Youth Partnership Project exploring the experiences of 25 Black Caribbean youth (ages 16 …

Although several studies have examined child and family factors associated with
substantiation, less research has explored the role of state child maltreatment policies in …

Despite literature indicating that children and families of certain racial and ethnic
backgrounds are more likely to experience child welfare involvement than white children …

Calls continue for staff training as an instrumental response to racially based differences in
rates of child protection system interactions and outcomes. These recommendations echo a …