Jeunes autochtones et protection de la jeunesse : leur point de vue sur leur prise en charge

The overrepresentation of Aboriginal youth in child welfare services in Canada is a concerning reality. However, less is known of their experiences of child welfare services from their own perspective. This study explores Aboriginal youth’s thoughts of child welfare services in Val-d’Or, Quebec. The...

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Main Authors: Marie-Hélène Gagnon Dion, Jacinthe Rivard, Céline Bellot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ecole Nationale de Protection Judiciaire de la Jeunesse 2018-01-01
Series:Sociétés et Jeunesses en Difficulté
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/sejed/8507
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description The overrepresentation of Aboriginal youth in child welfare services in Canada is a concerning reality. However, less is known of their experiences of child welfare services from their own perspective. This study explores Aboriginal youth’s thoughts of child welfare services in Val-d’Or, Quebec. The article is based on data from a research project on judicialization of poverty with urban Aboriginal youth who had an experience with child welfare system. The study is based on a symbolic interactionism perspective that takes into account how Aboriginal youth make meaning of child welfare intervention. The study finds that Aboriginal youth view child welfare intervention as a way to protect them from their difficult environmental circumstances associated with poverty. It concludes that issues associated with living in poverty need to be consider when addressing overrepresentation of Aboriginal youth in child welfare system.
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spellingShingle Marie-Hélène Gagnon Dion
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Jeunes autochtones et protection de la jeunesse : leur point de vue sur leur prise en charge
Sociétés et Jeunesses en Difficulté
child protection
care
social interventions
Aboriginal youth
Quebec
title Jeunes autochtones et protection de la jeunesse : leur point de vue sur leur prise en charge
title_full Jeunes autochtones et protection de la jeunesse : leur point de vue sur leur prise en charge
title_fullStr Jeunes autochtones et protection de la jeunesse : leur point de vue sur leur prise en charge
title_full_unstemmed Jeunes autochtones et protection de la jeunesse : leur point de vue sur leur prise en charge
title_short Jeunes autochtones et protection de la jeunesse : leur point de vue sur leur prise en charge
title_sort jeunes autochtones et protection de la jeunesse leur point de vue sur leur prise en charge
topic child protection
care
social interventions
Aboriginal youth
Quebec
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