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Barbara Fallon - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the overrepresentation of first nations Children and families involved with Child welfare findings from the ontario incidence study of reported Child abuse and neglect 2013
Child Abuse & Neglect, 2019Co-Authors: Barbara Fallon, Kenn RichardAbstract:Abstract Background While there are national studies on the overrepresentation of First Nations Children in the Canadian Child Protection System, there is a dearth of provincial/territorial studies. Objective The objectives are to: 1) estimate the rate of overrepresentation of First Nations Children and youth involved in Child welfare investigations in the Ontario Child welfare System and, 2) determine which factors drive the overrepresentation of First Nations Children in Child welfare at the investigation stage compared to White Children. Participants and Setting Child welfare workers completed a three-page data collection form at the conclusion of a Child Protection investigation. Methods A secondary analysis of the Ontario Incidence Study 2013 was conducted. Incidence rates were calculated and bivariate analyses were conducted, comparing investigations involving First Nations Children to investigations involving White Children. Results First Nations Children represent 2.5% of the Child population; however, they represent 7.4% of Child maltreatment related investigations in Ontario. The rate of investigations for First Nations Children was approximately three times higher than the rate for White Children. Overrepresentation was most pronounced for investigations of neglect and exposure to intimate partner violence. Rates of substantiation, ongoing Child welfare services, Child welfare court, and placement in care were higher for the First Nations Child population. Conclusions The findings provide a foundation for further research and analyses examining the compounding of disparities across the investigation process. Research is needed to disentangle factors that influence decision-making in the Child welfare System and how these vary based on a Child’s race.
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examining Child welfare decisions and services for asian canadian versus white canadian Children and families in the Child welfare System
Child Maltreatment, 2017Co-Authors: Barbara Lee, Barbara Fallon, Esme Fullerthomson, Tara Black, Nico TrocmeAbstract:Using administrative Child welfare data from the Ontario Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (OCANDS), this study compared the profiles of Asian-Canadian and White-Canadian Children and families that experienced a case closure after an investigation instead of being transferred to ongoing Child Protection services (CPS). Child Protection investigations involving Asian-Canadian and White-Canadian Children and families that were transferred to ongoing CPS presented a different profile of case characteristics and caregiver and Child clinical needs. Asian-Canadian Children and families received ongoing CPS for over a month longer than White-Canadian Children and families and were less likely (odds ratio [ OR] = 0.39) to be reinvestigated for any form of maltreatment-related concerns within 1 year after case closure. It appears that Child Protection investigations involving Asian-Canadian Children and families are less likely to be closed prematurely than White-Canadian Children and families, and the Child Protection System may be meeting the needs of Asian-Canadian communities. Alternatively, it is possible there is unaccounted biases that may be reflective of Systemic problem of discriminative practices in the Child Protection System. Further research is needed to explore this phenomenon.
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examining the relationship between economic hardship and Child maltreatment using data from the ontario incidence study of reported Child abuse and neglect 2013 ois 2013
Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 2017Co-Authors: Rachael Lefebvre, Barbara Fallon, Melissa Van Wert, Joanne FilippelliAbstract:There is strong evidence that poverty and economic disadvantage are associated with Child maltreatment; however, research in this area is underdeveloped in Canada. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between economic hardship and maltreatment for families and Children identified to the Ontario Child Protection System for a maltreatment concern. Secondary analyses of the Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect-2013 (OIS-2013) were conducted. The OIS-2013 examines the incidence of reported maltreatment and the characteristics of Children and families investigated by Child welfare authorities in Ontario in 2013. Descriptive and bivariate chi-square analyses were conducted in addition to a logistic regression predicting the substantiation of maltreatment. In 9% of investigations, the household had run out of money for food, housing, and/or utilities in the past 6 months. Children in these households were more likely to have developmental concerns, academic difficulties, and caregivers with mental health concerns and substance use issues. Controlling for key clinical and case characteristics, Children living in families facing economic hardship were almost 2 times more likely to be involved in a substantiated maltreatment investigation (OR = 1.91, p < 0.001). The implications in regard to future research and promoting resilience are discussed.
Kenn Richard - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the overrepresentation of first nations Children and families involved with Child welfare findings from the ontario incidence study of reported Child abuse and neglect 2013
Child Abuse & Neglect, 2019Co-Authors: Barbara Fallon, Kenn RichardAbstract:Abstract Background While there are national studies on the overrepresentation of First Nations Children in the Canadian Child Protection System, there is a dearth of provincial/territorial studies. Objective The objectives are to: 1) estimate the rate of overrepresentation of First Nations Children and youth involved in Child welfare investigations in the Ontario Child welfare System and, 2) determine which factors drive the overrepresentation of First Nations Children in Child welfare at the investigation stage compared to White Children. Participants and Setting Child welfare workers completed a three-page data collection form at the conclusion of a Child Protection investigation. Methods A secondary analysis of the Ontario Incidence Study 2013 was conducted. Incidence rates were calculated and bivariate analyses were conducted, comparing investigations involving First Nations Children to investigations involving White Children. Results First Nations Children represent 2.5% of the Child population; however, they represent 7.4% of Child maltreatment related investigations in Ontario. The rate of investigations for First Nations Children was approximately three times higher than the rate for White Children. Overrepresentation was most pronounced for investigations of neglect and exposure to intimate partner violence. Rates of substantiation, ongoing Child welfare services, Child welfare court, and placement in care were higher for the First Nations Child population. Conclusions The findings provide a foundation for further research and analyses examining the compounding of disparities across the investigation process. Research is needed to disentangle factors that influence decision-making in the Child welfare System and how these vary based on a Child’s race.
Kathryn Maguirejack - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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reprint of decision making in Child protective services influences at multiple levels of the social ecology
Child Abuse & Neglect, 2015Co-Authors: Sarah Anne Font, Kathryn MaguirejackAbstract:Decision-making in the Child Protection System is influenced by multiple factors; agency and geographic contexts, caseworker attributes, and families' unique circumstances all likely play a role. In this study, we use the second cohort of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being to explore how these factors are associated with two key case decisions-substantiation and removal to out-of-home care. Analyses are conducted using weighted hierarchical linear models. We find that substantiation is strongly influenced by agency factors, particularly constraints on service accessibility. Substantiation is less likely when agencies can provide services to unsubstantiated cases and when collaboration with other social institutions is high. This supports the concept that substantiation may be a gateway to services in some communities. Agency factors contributed less to the probability of removal among substantiated cases, though time resources and constraints on decision-making had some influence. For both substantiation and removal risks, county, caseworker, and Child characteristics were less influential than agency characteristics and family risk factors.
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decision making in Child protective services influences at multiple levels of the social ecology
Child Abuse & Neglect, 2015Co-Authors: Sarah Anne Font, Kathryn MaguirejackAbstract:Decision-making in the Child Protection System is influenced by multiple factors; agency and geographic contexts, caseworker attributes, and families' unique circumstances all likely play a role. In this study, we use the second cohort of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being to explore how these factors are associated with two key case decisions-substantiation and removal to out-of-home care. Analyses are conducted using weighted hierarchical linear models. We find that substantiation is strongly influenced by agency factors, particularly constraints on service accessibility. Substantiation is less likely when agencies can provide services to unsubstantiated cases and when collaboration with other social institutions is high. This supports the concept that substantiation may be a gateway to services in some communities. Agency factors contributed less to the probability of removal among substantiated cases, though time resources and constraints on decision-making had some influence. For both substantiation and removal risks, county, caseworker, and Child characteristics were less influential than agency characteristics and family risk factors.
Joanne Filippelli - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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examining the relationship between economic hardship and Child maltreatment using data from the ontario incidence study of reported Child abuse and neglect 2013 ois 2013
Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 2017Co-Authors: Rachael Lefebvre, Barbara Fallon, Melissa Van Wert, Joanne FilippelliAbstract:There is strong evidence that poverty and economic disadvantage are associated with Child maltreatment; however, research in this area is underdeveloped in Canada. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between economic hardship and maltreatment for families and Children identified to the Ontario Child Protection System for a maltreatment concern. Secondary analyses of the Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect-2013 (OIS-2013) were conducted. The OIS-2013 examines the incidence of reported maltreatment and the characteristics of Children and families investigated by Child welfare authorities in Ontario in 2013. Descriptive and bivariate chi-square analyses were conducted in addition to a logistic regression predicting the substantiation of maltreatment. In 9% of investigations, the household had run out of money for food, housing, and/or utilities in the past 6 months. Children in these households were more likely to have developmental concerns, academic difficulties, and caregivers with mental health concerns and substance use issues. Controlling for key clinical and case characteristics, Children living in families facing economic hardship were almost 2 times more likely to be involved in a substantiated maltreatment investigation (OR = 1.91, p < 0.001). The implications in regard to future research and promoting resilience are discussed.
Sarah Anne Font - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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reprint of decision making in Child protective services influences at multiple levels of the social ecology
Child Abuse & Neglect, 2015Co-Authors: Sarah Anne Font, Kathryn MaguirejackAbstract:Decision-making in the Child Protection System is influenced by multiple factors; agency and geographic contexts, caseworker attributes, and families' unique circumstances all likely play a role. In this study, we use the second cohort of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being to explore how these factors are associated with two key case decisions-substantiation and removal to out-of-home care. Analyses are conducted using weighted hierarchical linear models. We find that substantiation is strongly influenced by agency factors, particularly constraints on service accessibility. Substantiation is less likely when agencies can provide services to unsubstantiated cases and when collaboration with other social institutions is high. This supports the concept that substantiation may be a gateway to services in some communities. Agency factors contributed less to the probability of removal among substantiated cases, though time resources and constraints on decision-making had some influence. For both substantiation and removal risks, county, caseworker, and Child characteristics were less influential than agency characteristics and family risk factors.
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decision making in Child protective services influences at multiple levels of the social ecology
Child Abuse & Neglect, 2015Co-Authors: Sarah Anne Font, Kathryn MaguirejackAbstract:Decision-making in the Child Protection System is influenced by multiple factors; agency and geographic contexts, caseworker attributes, and families' unique circumstances all likely play a role. In this study, we use the second cohort of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being to explore how these factors are associated with two key case decisions-substantiation and removal to out-of-home care. Analyses are conducted using weighted hierarchical linear models. We find that substantiation is strongly influenced by agency factors, particularly constraints on service accessibility. Substantiation is less likely when agencies can provide services to unsubstantiated cases and when collaboration with other social institutions is high. This supports the concept that substantiation may be a gateway to services in some communities. Agency factors contributed less to the probability of removal among substantiated cases, though time resources and constraints on decision-making had some influence. For both substantiation and removal risks, county, caseworker, and Child characteristics were less influential than agency characteristics and family risk factors.