Understanding the Investigation-Stage Overrepresentation of First Nations Children in the Child Welfare System: An Analysis of the First Nations Component of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2008
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vandna Sinha
Nico Trocmé
Barbara Fallon
Bruce MacLaurin
Child Abuse & Neglect, vol. 37, no. 10, October 2013, pp. 821-831
Description
Contends that in order to reduce overrepresentation, child welfare agencies need to be equipped to provide supports to help families address factors such as poverty, substance abuse, and domestic violence.