Understanding the investigation-stage overrepresentation of First Nations children in the child welfare system: An analysis of the First Nations component of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2008

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 821-831

  Sinha, Vandna ^a   Trocmé, Nico ^a   Fallon, Barbara ^b   MacLaurin, Bruce ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal indigenous populations; Canada; Child maltreatment; Ethno racial disproportionality

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD WELFARE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT REFERRAL; POVERTY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; POPULATION GROUPS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84885024381     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.11.010     Document Type: Article

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