Cindy Blackstock
Biographic Data
| ID | 6242589 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cindy Blackstock |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cindy |
| FAMILY NAME | Blackstock |
| SIGNATURE | BLACKSTOCK C |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University School of Social Work |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 124 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Revisiting the Breath of Life Theory
Whilst theorists in physics have been striving for a ‘theory of everything’ to explain the interconnections of matter across time and space (Hawking, 2006), western social theories are largely segmented and situated within a limited scope of time and space with little attention to the multiple dimensions of reality that western physics and indigenous knowledge have already validated (Blackstock, 2009a,b). Ten years ago, I developed the Breath of …
Should Governments be Above the Law? The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on First Nations Child Welfare
Many child welfare statutes protect children when caregivers jeopardise their safety and best interests, but what if the risk is sourced in government child welfare policy or practice? Instead of including provisions to hold governments accountable for placing children in harm's way, governments and their agents are largely protected against any systemic maltreatment claims made against them. This paper describes a precedent-setting case before t…
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on First Nations Child Welfare
Placement decisions and disparities among aboriginal groups
Aboriginal Child Welfare
As the relationships between Canadaâ s Aboriginal peoples and the state undergo changes, the issue of Child Welfare is in the foreground; for it is around the well being, education and care of Aboriginal children that much of the painful historical relationship between First Nations and Canadian government has been played out. In this paper we consider the major issues in Canadian Aboriginal child welfare, drawing upon an extensive review and syn…
Child Maltreatment Investigations Among Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Families in Canada
This comparative analysis of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal families uses a 1998 Canadian study of child maltreatment cases to identify important differences: Aboriginal families face worse socioeconomic conditions, are more often investigated because of neglect, less often reported for physical or sexual abuse, and report higher rates of substance abuse. At every decision point in the cases, Aboriginal children are over represented: investigation…
Pathways to the Overrepresentation of Aboriginal Children in Canada’s Child Welfare System
This study compares child welfare services provided to Aboriginal (Indian) and Caucasian children in Canada. The findings suggest that child welfare reports involving Aboriginal children are more likely to be classified as suspected or substantiated than reports for Caucasian children. Aboriginal children also are twice as likely to be placed in foster care. This overrepresentation in out‐of‐home placement is explained statistically by socioecono…
Pathways to the Overrepresentation of Aboriginal Children in Canada’s Child Welfare System
This study compares child welfare services provided to Aboriginal (Indian) and Caucasian children in Canada. The findings suggest that child welfare reports involving Aboriginal children are more likely to be classified as suspected or substantiated than reports for Caucasian children. Aboriginal children also are twice as likely to be placed in foster care. This overrepresentation in out‐of‐home placement is explained statistically by socioecono…
Child Maltreatment Investigations Among Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Families in Canada
This comparative analysis of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal families uses a 1998 Canadian study of child maltreatment cases to identify important differences: Aboriginal families face worse socioeconomic conditions, are more often investigated because of neglect, less often reported for physical or sexual abuse, and report higher rates of substance abuse. At every decision point in the cases, Aboriginal children are over represented: investigation…
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on First Nations Child Welfare
Revisiting the Breath of Life Theory
Whilst theorists in physics have been striving for a ‘theory of everything’ to explain the interconnections of matter across time and space (Hawking, 2006), western social theories are largely segmented and situated within a limited scope of time and space with little attention to the multiple dimensions of reality that western physics and indigenous knowledge have already validated (Blackstock, 2009a,b). Ten years ago, I developed the Breath of …
Child Maltreatment Investigations Among Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Families in Canada
This comparative analysis of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal families uses a 1998 Canadian study of child maltreatment cases to identify important differences: Aboriginal families face worse socioeconomic conditions, are more often investigated because of neglect, less often reported for physical or sexual abuse, and report higher rates of substance abuse. At every decision point in the cases, Aboriginal children are over represented: investigation…
Pathways to the Overrepresentation of Aboriginal Children in Canada’s Child Welfare System
This study compares child welfare services provided to Aboriginal (Indian) and Caucasian children in Canada. The findings suggest that child welfare reports involving Aboriginal children are more likely to be classified as suspected or substantiated than reports for Caucasian children. Aboriginal children also are twice as likely to be placed in foster care. This overrepresentation in out‐of‐home placement is explained statistically by socioecono…
Aboriginal Child Welfare
As the relationships between Canadaâ s Aboriginal peoples and the state undergo changes, the issue of Child Welfare is in the foreground; for it is around the well being, education and care of Aboriginal children that much of the painful historical relationship between First Nations and Canadian government has been played out. In this paper we consider the major issues in Canadian Aboriginal child welfare, drawing upon an extensive review and syn…
Placement decisions and disparities among aboriginal groups
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on First Nations Child Welfare
Should Governments be Above the Law? The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on First Nations Child Welfare
Many child welfare statutes protect children when caregivers jeopardise their safety and best interests, but what if the risk is sourced in government child welfare policy or practice? Instead of including provisions to hold governments accountable for placing children in harm's way, governments and their agents are largely protected against any systemic maltreatment claims made against them. This paper describes a precedent-setting case before t…
Revisiting the Breath of Life Theory
Whilst theorists in physics have been striving for a ‘theory of everything’ to explain the interconnections of matter across time and space (Hawking, 2006), western social theories are largely segmented and situated within a limited scope of time and space with little attention to the multiple dimensions of reality that western physics and indigenous knowledge have already validated (Blackstock, 2009a,b). Ten years ago, I developed the Breath of …
Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Welfare (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Child abuse (2 works)