Misconception – Aboriginal children are involved in foster care at the same rate as non-indigenous children in Canada
Findings- A 2015 report entitled Aboriginal Children in Care- Report to Canada’s Premiers, was developed by the Aboriginal Children in Care Working Group. The report presents a comprehensive analysis of the current state of the child welfare system in Canada and explains how systemic inequities in social determinants of health lead to the over-representation of Aboriginal children in Canada. Important findings contained in this report include the following:
Aboriginal service Delivery Models vary between the provinces and territories. This creates a number of definitions of what the term “child maltreatment” means and while
Findings- A 2015 report entitled Aboriginal Children in Care- Report to Canada’s Premiers, was developed by the Aboriginal Children in Care Working Group. The report presents a comprehensive analysis of the current state of the child welfare system in Canada and explains how systemic inequities in social determinants of health lead to the over-representation of Aboriginal children in Canada. Important findings contained in this report include the following:
Aboriginal service Delivery Models vary between the provinces and territories. This creates a number of definitions of what the term “child maltreatment” means and while