AcademicResearch Report
Overrepresentation of Indigenous Children in Child Welfare: A National Crisis
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society2023National
Abstract
A report on the overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the Canadian child welfare system, examining the historical causes, the impact of the 2019 federal legislation, the role of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal orders, and the progress (and lack thereof) toward reducing the number of Indigenous children in care.
Keywords
Indigenouschild welfareoverrepresentationFirst NationsCHRT
Details
- Topic
- Child Protection
- Province
- National
- Year
- 2023
- Source
- Academic
- Document type
- Research Report
- Authors
- First Nations Child and Family Caring Society
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