Examining Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations of Children from Newcomer and non-Newcomer Households in Ontario, Canada
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HoustonE., GannessA., BlackT., & FallonB. (2021). Examining Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations of Children from Newcomer and non-Newcomer Households in Ontario, Canada. Revue Internationale De La résilience Des Enfants Et Des Adolescents , 8(1), 110-123. https://doi.org/10.7202/1082070ar

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Objectifs : Cette étude vise à approfondir la compréhension de l’implication de la protection de la jeunesse auprès des familles de nouveaux arrivants en Ontario, au Canada en 2018. Cette étude examine a) le taux et les caractéristiques des enquêtes liées à la maltraitance des enfants impliquant des familles de nouveaux arrivants et b) les différences dans les enquêtes liées à la maltraitance des enfants entre les familles de nouveaux arrivants et les familles non nouvellement arrivées.

Méthode : Cette étude est une analyse secondaire des données de l’étude sur l’incidence de maltraitance des enfants en Ontario en 2018 (OIS-2018). En utilisant les données du recensement de statistique Canada, l’indice de disparité basé sur la population a été calculé pour les familles nouvellement arrivées et celles non nouvellement arrivées. Des analyses descriptives et de chi-carré bivariés ont été réalisées pour déterminer les caractéristiques des enquêtes impliquant des ménages de nouveaux arrivants et de non-nouveaux arrivants.

Résultats : L’indice de disparité basé sur la population de l’incidence des enquêtes liées à la maltraitance impliquant des enfants de moins de 15 ans provenant de ménages de nouveaux arrivants par rapport aux ménages non nouvellement arrivées en Ontario en 2018 est de 2.48.

Implications : Les résultats suggèrent qu'une enquête liée à la maltraitance des enfants est plus de deux fois plus probable d’arriver si elle concerne un enfant nouvellement arrivé par rapport à un enfant non nouvellement arrivé. Cette étude démontre la nécessité d’une collaboration accrue avec les communautés des familles de nouveaux arrivants et leurs prestataires de services sociaux afin de mieux saisir les facteurs liés à l’implication de la protection de la jeunesse et pour augmenter les facteurs de protection pour les enfants issues des familles de nouveaux arrivants.

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