DEVELOPMENTAL DISRUPTIONS: ADOLESCENT INVOLVEMENT IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM
Child Welfare and Out-of-Home Care Research
Youth Health and Mental Health Research
Contributors
About
Adolescents coming into contact with the child welfare system present different needs and concerns from their younger counterparts, and yet those issues and their contexts are not well-understood. This study sought to identify and contextualize the reasons why adolescents are referred to the child welfare system and what happens during and after an investigation. We have several papers related to this work, including articles that examine service responses by age and the unique characteristics of adolescents who became eligible for child protection in 2018.
Publications
Responding to social and emotional vulnerability: Child welfare investigations involving older adolescents
King, B., Fallon, B., Lyons, O., & Alman, I. (2023). Responding to social and emotional vulnerability: Child welfare investigations involving older adolescents. Child & Family Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13087
The role of risk in child welfare decision-making: A prospective cohort examination of families transferred to ongoing child protection services after an investigation
King, B., Black, T., Fallon, B., & Lung, Y. (2021). The role of risk in child welfare decision-making: A prospective cohort examination of families transferred to ongoing child protection services after an investigation. Children and Youth Services Review, 125, 105983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.105983
Characteristics of maltreatment-related investigations involving older adolescents aged 16 to 17 in Ontario in 2018 (CWRP Information Sheet No. 214E)
Alman, I., Lyons, O., & King, B. (2021). Characteristics of maltreatment-related investigations involving older adolescents aged 16 to 17 in Ontario in 2018 (CWRP Information Sheet No. 214E). Montreal, QC: Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal.
Characteristics of placements in out of home care during investigations in Ontario in 2018 (CWRP Information Sheet #209E)
Risidore, J., Edwards, T. & King, B. (2020). Characteristics of placements in out of home care during investigations in Ontario in 2018 (CWRP Information Sheet #209E). Toronto, ON: Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal.
Troubled teens and challenged caregivers: Characteristics associated with the decision to provide child welfare services to adolescents in Ontario, Canada
King, B., Fallon, B., Filippelli, J., Black, T., & O’Connor, C. (2018). Troubled teens and challenged caregivers: Characteristics associated with the decision to provide child welfare services to adolescents in Ontario, Canada. Children and Youth Services Review, 87, 205–215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.02.037
Youth Consultation on the Transition from Care
The YWL team documented provincial consultations on youth transitioning from child welfare care, reflecting on youth participation, engagement, and partnerships.
Black Youths’ Narratives of the Ontario Child Welfare System
This study explored the experience of navigating anti-Black racism in the narratives of Black Caribbean youth about their time in in out-of-home care in Ontario.
Point of View: A Photovoice Project
This Photovoice project with YWCA Scarborough engaged nine young women of colour, ages 14-18, using photography and critical dialogue to capture and discuss anti-Black racism, mental health, gender equity, and body positivity through youths’ lenses.
