Study offers evidence that racial bias is at play in overrepresentation of Black youth in Canadian child welfare systems
January 14, 2026
January 14, 2026
MONTREAL, Quebec, Jan. 14 -- McGill University issued the following news release:
* * *
Study offers evidence that racial bias is at play in overrepresentation of Black youth in Canadian child welfare systems
*
Researchers who examined Canadian child welfare data found that Black children were not only investigated at a higher rate than their white peers but were also more likely to be taken from their homes, even when the only difference betwe . . .
* * *
Study offers evidence that racial bias is at play in overrepresentation of Black youth in Canadian child welfare systems
*
Researchers who examined Canadian child welfare data found that Black children were not only investigated at a higher rate than their white peers but were also more likely to be taken from their homes, even when the only difference betwe . . .