This collection brings together the Child Welfare articles supplied for the Knowledge Hub.
Food insecurity, food skills, health literacy and food preparation activities among young Canadian adults: a cross-sectional analysis
Objective: To assess associations between household food security status and indicators of food skills, health literacy and home meal preparation, among young Canadian adults. Design: Cross-sectional data were analysed using logistic regression and general linear models…
HIV risk in African, Caribbean and Black youth: perceptions of community leaders in the Windsor-Sussex Region
Disproportionately high rates of HIV in African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) communities are well documented; this is particularly true in youth. A quarter of new HIV cases between 2012 and 2017 occurred in those with Black…
Identity-Related Factors Affecting the Mental Health of African Immigrant Youth Living in Canada
In countries like Canada with significant immigrant populations, immigrant youth can have various experiences that impact their identity and mental health outcomes. This paper presents findings from a study that examined the perceptions of mental health…
“We Were in White Homes as Black Children:” Caribbean Youth’s Stories of Out-of-home Care in Ontario, Canada
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 16–26) who have navigated the child protection system in…
Civic development and antisocial attitudes/behaviors among Somali immigrants: Change over one year.
Objectives: Understanding how immigrant young adults engage with civic society over time is critical to understanding and fostering healthy development and healthy democracies. The present study examines how civic engagement and antisocial attitudes/behavior of Somali young…
Association of source country gender inequality with experiencing assault and poor mental health among young female immigrants to Ontario, Canada
Background : Gender inequality varies across countries and is associated with poor outcomes including violence against women and depression. Little is known about the relationship of source county gender inequality and poor health outcomes in female…
Concurrent sexual partnerships and HIV testing among heterosexual Black men in Ontario, Canada: findings from the weSpeak study.
Background: African, Caribbean, and Black men constitute the second-highest category of males living with HIV in Ontario, which increased from 15.4% to 17% between 2011 and 2016. Previous studies have attributed this disproportionately higher rate to…
Racial oases as spaces of positive racial identity socialization among African Canadian post-secondary students
This article focuses on the need identified by African Canadian students for a “racial oasis”– a physical space designed to increase their exposure to positive racial identities – which can support them in developing a community…
Food insecurity among Canadian youth and young adults: insights from the Canada Food Study
Objective: This study explored associations between socio-demographic characteristics, self-reported health, and household food security among young adults. Methods: National cohort study participants from Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Halifax, Canada, aged 16–30 years (n = 2149)…
Safety and Efficacy of Flexible-Dose Deutetrabenazine in Children and Adolescents With Tourette Syndrome A Randomized Clinical Trial
Importance: Tourette syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by childhood onset of motor and phonic tics; treatments for tics are associated with safety concerns. Deutetrabenazine is a selective vesicular monoamine transporter 2 inhibitor approved for the…
