De La Sablonnière-Griffin, Mireille 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1856-4256; Dion, Jacinthe; Paquette, Geneviève; Hélie, Sonia; Côté, Mathieu-Olivier; Dumont, Wyatt; Gilbert, Alexandra; Grantham, Émilie; Gray, Richard; Gros-Louis McHugh, Nancy; Montambault, Patricia et Vennes, Valérie
(9999).
Child Protection Decision-Making Regarding First Nations Children in Quebec: Empirical Support for a Call for Systemic Change
International Journal on Child Maltreatment : Research, Policy and Practice
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DOI: 10.1007/s42448-024-00204-0.
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Résumé
First Nations children are overrepresented in child protection (CP) throughout the spectrum of services across Canada. The mechanisms through which this overrepresentation occurs have remained partly elusive to empirical support, although certain caregivers’ and living environment’s characteristics appear to influence specific CP decisions. This study aims to determine if First Nations children were more at risk of experiencing three CP outcomes (unsubstantiated investigations; transfer to ongoing services; placement) and which factors could explain the differing risk experienced. Anonymized data from the 2014 Quebec incidence study on investigated child maltreatment reports were analyzed through multivariate logistic regressions. A total of 3977 children aged 0–17 were included, of which 3.9% (n = 156) were First Nations. First Nations children were no more likely than non-Indigenous children to have an unsubstantiated investigation, although the household’s economic conditions were associated with this decision for First Nations children only. First Nations children were, however, more likely to have their case transferred to ongoing services, with odds ratios varying according to the presence or absence of caregiver functioning problem and unsafe living conditions. An overcrowded house explained the overrepresentation of First Nations children in placements. The factors playing a role in CP decisions found in this study may be related to past and ongoing colonialist policies, affecting First Nations communities and resulting in deprived socioeconomic and living conditions to this day. With recent policy change in Canada affirming that socioeconomic conditions cannot be the only grounds for CP involvement for Indigenous children, future research needs to document whether this key national norm is respected.
| Type de document: | Article |
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| Mots-clés libres: | Child maltreatment; youth; First nations; Indigenous; Child protection agencies; Canada |
| Centre: | Centre Urbanisation Culture Société |
| Date de dépôt: | 23 juill. 2024 19:35 |
| Dernière modification: | 23 juill. 2024 19:35 |
| URI: | https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/15859 |
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