Racism as a vehicle for the overrepresentation of Black youth in child protection services in Ontario, Canada: Caseworkers’ and community facilitators’ perspectives

Pari-Gole Noorishad, Wina Paul Darius, Konrad Czechowski, Sara-Emilie McIntee, Joana Ntunga Mukunzi and Jude Mary Cénat

Children and Youth Services Review, 2023, vol. 149, issue C

Abstract: Recent studies have confirmed the overrepresentation of Black youth in child protection services (CPS) in Ontario, Canada. Anti-Black racism has been raised as an issue contributing to the overrepresentation. Based on Critical Race Theory (CRT) and the social-ecological model, this article examines how different levels of racism influence the overrepresentation of Black youth in CPS from the perspectives of CPS caseworkers (CW) and community facilitators (CF).

Keywords: Racism; Child protection services; Overrepresentation of Black youth; Caseworkers; Community facilitators; Critical Race Theory; Social-ecological model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106963

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