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Pushed, Dropped, or Fleeing from Care: The Narratives and Adultification of Black Youth Who Have Aged out of Ontario’s Child Welfare System

July 1, 2024

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. Previous research has documented the ways in which Black youths’ experiences in care are characterized by unpredictability and loss,…
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A critical examination of youth service trajectories: Black children’s transition from child welfare to youth justice.

July 1, 2024

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 examine racial differences in youth justice involvement among maltreated youth and adolescents. Our sample cohort is based on the…
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The distribution of hunger in Canadian youth.

July 1, 2024

Introduction: As a foundation for prevention, evidence is required to establish the contemporary distribution of hunger in Canadian adolescents. We present findings from a nationally representative survey of young Canadians on how perceived hunger is distributed demographically, socially and contextually. Methods: A probability-based sample of 15 656 young Canadians aged 11 to 15 years who…
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Deconstructing the Trauma-Altered Identity of Black Men

July 1, 2024

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 men’s identities are not well understood, because their experiences with trauma are not well documented. This paper is a…
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Barriers and facilitators to health care access for migrant children in Canada: A scoping review

July 1, 2024

Problem: Migrant children face numerous challenges when settling in their new home. One of the challenges that exists is difficulties accessing health care, with many barriers existing and few facilitators to ease access. The goal of this paper is to analyze previous literature related to migrants' access to access to health care in Canada to…
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The socio-technical organization of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in child welfare

July 1, 2024

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, and Inclusion (or EDI) in child welfare contexts. These two moves collide in the Child Welfare Redesign – a…
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Impact of climate change on child outcomes: an evidence gap map review

July 1, 2024

Background: Climate change and extreme weather events significantly threaten neonatal and child health. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current evidence on the impact of climate change on child health, using the evidence gap map (EGM) to address knowledge gaps and establish a foundation for evidence-based interventions and future research. Method:…
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86 Sociodemographic and family characteristics of children with and without neurodevelopmental impairment in a Canadian cohort of extreme preterm children

July 1, 2024

Background : Despite improved survival of extreme preterm infants (<29 weeks’ gestation), neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) remains high. Certain sociodemographic characteristics (SDC) and limited family resources are known to adversely affect children health and development, particularly those born preterm. There is a dearth of recent data from large cohorts examining the impact of social determinants of…
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Integrating intersectionality into child health research: Key considerations

June 28, 2024

Child health inequities persist in Canada, particularly among sovereignty-deserving First Nations, Métis and Inuit groups and equity-deserving communities. We argue for a fundamental shift in research to remedy these inequities, via an intersectional lens that highlights how social identities and systems of power contribute to disparities. Specifically, we suggest (a) integrating intersectionality, from research conceptualization…
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Lower Neutrophil Count Without Clinical Consequence Among Children of African Ancestry Living With HIV in Canada

May 13, 2024

Objective: To investigate the association between African ancestry and neutrophil counts among children living with HIV (CLWH). We also examined whether medications, clinical conditions, hospitalization, or HIV virologic control were associated with low neutrophil counts or African ancestry. Design: We conducted a secondary analysis of the Early Pediatric Initiation Canada Child Cure Cohort (EPIC4) Study,…
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