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Long-Term Benefits of Providing Transitional Services to Youth Aging-Out of the Child Welfare System: Evidence from a Cohort of Young People Who Use Drugs in Vancouver, Canada
Youth aging-out of the child welfare system (CWS) experience numerous vulnerabilities including, elevated rates of substance use and substance use disorders. Calls to improve services to transition youth to independence...
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An uncaring state? The overrepresentation of First Nations children in the Canadian child welfare system
As the Idle No More movement fades in people’s minds, concern remains that First Nations children continue to be left behind. In Canada today, Aboriginal youth represent about 5% of...