Disproportionate Representation and First Nations Child Welfare in Canada

Richard Sullivan and Grant Charles- UBC School of Social Work April 2010

Disproportionality in child welfare is disturbing for many reasons, not least of which is that it reveals major structural fractures in the social contract of our country.   When any identifiable group has disproportionate numbers of children coming into state care, the underlying issues that may give rise to problems in family functioning warrant examination.

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