TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Reasons for admission to service and overrepresentation of Black youth in the child welfare system in Ontario, Canada: does race matter?
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Cénat, Jude Mary
A1  - Noorishad, Pari-Gole
A1  - Farahi Moshirian, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi
A1  - Darius, Wina Paul
A1  - Flynn, Robert J.
SP  - e106157
EP  - e106157
VL  - 140
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: In studies exploring racial disparities in the Canadian child welfare systems, evidence is still lacking on the reasons for admission of children to service. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the reasons for admission to service in Ontario child welfare based on racial identities. <br><br>METHODS: We analyzed three-time points (2018, 2019, and 2020) of the Ontario Looking After Children (OnLAC) project. The sample included 4036 children (M(age) = 14.30, SD = 2.21; 39.22 % girls). Univariate and multiple random-effects (REs) logistic regressions were performed to analyze the admission to service according to racial identities. <br><br>RESULTS: The results showed that the most frequent reason for admission to service was caregiver capacity in 2018 (56.02 %), 2019 (57.76 %), and 2020 (55.49 %). The results revealed few differences between racial groups on the reasons for their admission to service. There were more differences between racial groups in 2019 and 2020. The three-year cohort analyses showed that Black youth were less likely to have admission to service due to harm by omission (AOR = 0.41, 95%CI 0.18-0.93, z = -2.14, p < .05) and emotional harm (AOR = 0.40, 95%CI 0.17-0.92, z = -2.12, p < .05) than other racial groups. <br><br>RESULTS from the multiple random-effects logistic regression showed that in 2019 (AOR = 1.83, 95%CI 1.28-2.62, z = 3.32, p < .01) and 2020 (AOR = 2.13, 95%CI 1.41-3.21, z = 3.58, p < .01), youth were particularly at risk of having been admitted to service for caregiver capacity. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The present study reveals a comprehensive description of the reasons for admission in child welfare in Ontario according to racial identities. Implications for research, prevention, and intervention are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106157
ID  - ref1
ER  -