Differences and disparities over time: Black and White families investigated by Ontario's child welfare system.

CONCLUSIONS: Several possible explanations are offered for the study's outcome, including changes in risk related to social safety net, the threshold for risk of harm, and bias and racist institutional policies and practices. This study invites policy-makers and child welfare authorities to rethink service delivery in addressing the disparate representation of Black families in the child welfare system. PMID: 32653746 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32653746?dopt=Abstract

Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - July 8, 2020 Category: Child Development Authors: Antwi-Boasiako K, King B, Fallon B, Trocmé N, Fluke J, Chabot M, Esposito T Tags: Child Abuse Negl Source Type: research