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Understanding The Over-Representation of Black Children In Ontario Child Welfare Services

This research is about maltreatment-related investigations involving Black children and youth in Ontario child welfare services in 2018. These investigations are compared to investigations involving white children and youth across child, family, and household characteristics, and other specifics of these investigations. Maltreatment-related investigations include situations in which there are concerns that a child or young person may …

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FAMHAS

FAMHAS outreach programs and educational sessions provide information and resources to help eliminate stereotypes and stigma about mental health and addiction in the black community. Through these sessions, they are able to open the doors to have conversations about mental health, redefine what it is, and share knowledge to clarify misconceptions.

Black mother sitting with child and father overhead laughing and spending time together at home.

Shining a light on Mental Health in Black Communities

This document gives some important reasons why Black Canadians experience barriers to accessing mental health care, and considerations for improving inequalities in accessing that care.

David Lewis Peart speaking to audience to save a program that provides supports to black youth struggling with addiction and mental health at the Scarborough Civic Centre Council Chambers.

Substance Abuse Program for African Canadian and Caribbean Youth (SAPACCY)

SAPACCY provides support and counseling to African and Caribbean Canadian youth who are dealing with problem substance use and mental health concerns.

Two Black children at a school lunch table eating and talking. The little boy is showing the little girl candy and she has a surprised look on her face.

Why People of Colour Need Spaces Without White People

Highlights on the importance of creating and maintaining spaces for PoC.

Black man teacher sitting with a student at her desk helping her with her work as she writes on a paper

What Anti-Racist Teachers Do Differently

Pierre McKamey highlights how anti-racist teachers tend to view the success of black students as central to the success of their own teaching.

International Journal of Child Youth and Family Studies

The International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies (IJCYFS) is a peer-reviewed, open-access, interdisciplinary, cross-national journal that is committed to scholarly excellence in the field of research about and services for children, youth, families, and their communities.

CYC-Online

The International Child and Youth Care Network (CYC-Net) is a registered non-profit and public benefit organization in South Africa and a not-for-profit corporation in Canada running in terms of its own Constitution. Its main objectives are “to promote and facilitate reading, learning, information sharing, discussion, networking, support and accountable practice amongst all who work with …

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Grieving sad Black woman sitting at the end of a bed with her hand on the left side of her face with eyes closed

8 Ways to Support Yourself Through Grief

Grief is a direct impact of racism and intersectional violence, this article provides 8 methods for Black people to support themselves through grief.

Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement program sign outside Toronto classroom

The Bridge Program

Developed by Dr. Beverly-Jean Daniel, The Bridge Program was developed to identify the types of programming and strategies that foster and enhance academic engagement, success and retention for African, Black and Caribbean students.

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