1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«This study seeks to determine the representation of Black children receiving child protection services from a child protection agency in Montreal throughout a 10 year-period.» (p. 4)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«The study consisted of a secondary analysis based on two different datasets: [a] clinical administrative dataset derived from [a] local child protection agency and [a] census dataset from [2001, 2006 and 2001, (Statistics Canada 2001, 2006 and 2011)]. The clinical administrative dataset included anonymous, longitudinal child protection data from the agency mandated to provide services for Anglophone families residing in Montreal.» (p. 4)

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«The findings in the current study indicate that Black children served by an Anglophone child protection agency in Montreal were overrepresented when compared to their representation in the general population throughout the 2002–2011 period. Furthermore, given their representation in the general population, Black children were more likely than White children to have their child protection reports screened in by the child protection agency. This disparity progressed and remained consistent across the various service points of substantiation, court, and placement. By comparison, other visible minority children’s child protection service representation was for the most part proportionate with their presence in the general population for this same period. While they faced disparate outcomes compared to White children, this disparity was less pronounced than for Black children and gradually decreased across the various service decision points including case closure and recurrence. Black children were more likely than White children to have their cases closed following on-going services and more likely to have a substantiated maltreatment report a year following case closure. While the population-disparate representation of Black children remained consistent across service decision points, decision-based disparity (DDI) calculations indicate that decision-making within the child protection system regarding substantiation and placement occurred at similar rates for both Black and other visible minority children when compared to White children.» (p. 8-9)