This collection brings together the Child Welfare articles supplied for the Knowledge Hub.
“I wasn’t Enrolled”: Exploring the Educational Narratives of Black Caribbean Youth Navigating Out-of-Home Care in Ontario’s Child Welfare System.
The educational system is the leading referral source for Black families involved in Ontario’s child system. Across both the education and child welfare systems, Black youth face disparities and numerous challenges such as instability, isolation, and…
A critical examination of youth service trajectories: Black children’s transition from child welfare to youth justice.
In Canada, and more specifically Quebec, little research exists regarding Black children’s exits from the child welfare system (CWS) and subsequent involvement under the youth criminal justice system. This study uses longitudinal clinical administrative data to…
Deconstructing the Trauma-Altered Identity of Black Men
Multiple and continuous traumatic events experienced by Black men impose altering effects on their identities, and their mentalization and presentation of themselves in society. However, the unique dynamics of the impact of trauma in shaping Black…
No identity connections without representation? Exploring associations between neighbourhood opportunities, ethnic–ideal alignment and well ‐ being in Black, Indigenous and other youths of colour in Canada
In Canada, Black, Indigenous and other youths of colour often have high aspirations, but many are not sure that they are attainable. Context can signal what is in or out of reach to youths, particularly environments…
Pushed, Dropped, or Fleeing from Care: The Narratives and Adultification of Black Youth Who Have Aged out of Ontario’s Child Welfare System
Black youth have consistently reported that when they are transitioning from out-of-home care (OOHC) into independence, they are not supported or included in decision-making, and they feel isolated and vulnerable as they face an uncertain future.…
The socio-technical organization of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in child welfare
In this article we use institutional ethnography to investigate the intersection between provincially mandated digital technologies intended to streamline decision-making, improve communication, and create efficiencies and the development and implementation of strategies to institutionalize Equity, Diversity,…
Anti-Black discrimination in primary health care: a qualitative study exploring internalized racism in a Canadian context
Objectives: A growing body of evidence points to persistent health inequities within racialized minority communities, and the effects of racial discrimination on health outcomes and health care experiences. While much work has considered how anti-Black racism…
Disparities in Access to a Regular Primary Care Physician Among First-Generation Migrants with Early Psychosis in Ontario, Canada
Disparities in primary care utilization among migrants with early psychosis may be related to lack of access to a regular primary care physician. This study aimed to investigate access to a regular primary care physician among…
“We are mothers, sisters, and lovers too”: Examining young Black women’s experiences navigating sex and sexual health
In Canada, there is a lack of research that addresses the sexual health and well being of African, Caribbean, and Black young women. This paper aims to gather perspectives of young Black women to address the…
