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(Re) Conceptualizing Neglect: Considering the Overrepresentation of Indigenous Children in Child Welfare Systems in Canada by Caldwell, Johanna, Sinha, Vandna

“…The current overrepresentation of Indigenous children in Canadian child welfare systems continues a history of government policies that have separated…”
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The consequences of "benevolent" colonial powers and structural inequities in the implementation of Jordan's principle in Manitoba, Canada by Gerlach, Alison J, Sinha, Vandna, Lach, Lucy, Balfour, Marcel, Flett, Maryann E

“…Jordan's Principle is a legal requirement for the Canadian government to address gaps in services for First Nations children and ensure timely services that…”
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The Structure of Aboriginal Child Welfare in Canada by Sinha, Vandna, Kozlowski, Anna

“…Aboriginal children are currently overrepresented in out-of-home care in Canada; this extends a historical pattern of child removal that began with the…”
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Discrimination Against First Nations Children with Special Healthcare Needs in Manitoba: The Case of Pinaymootang First Nation by Vives, Luna, Sinha, Vandna

“…First Nations children face systemic barriers in their access to health, education, and social services ordinarily available to other Canadian children. This…”
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Urgent Protection versus Chronic Need: Clarifying the Dual Mandate of Child Welfare Services across Canada by Trocmé, Nico, Kyte, Alicia, Sinha, Vandna, Fallon, Barbara

“…This study analyzed data from the 1998, 2003 and 2008 Canadian Incidence Study of reported child abuse and neglect (CIS) and compared the profile of children…”
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No Jordan’s Principle Cases in Canada? A Review of the Administrative Response to Jordan’s Principle by Blumenthal, Anne, Sinha, Vandna

“…Jordan’s Principle is a child first principle intended to ensure that First Nations children do not experience delay, denial, or disruption of services because…”
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Special Foreword: Family Poverty, Racism, and the Pandemic: From Crises to Opportunity for Transformation (First Issue) by Azzi-Lessing, Lenette, Sinha, Vandna

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Community sidelined: The loss of community focus in differential response by Delaye, Ashleigh, Sinha, Vandna

“…Differential response (DR) first emerged as one component of a child welfare paradigm that emphasized the need to engage communities in supporting families and…”
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Exploring the Intersection of Culture and Education in Nunavik by Ives, Nicole, Sinha, Vandna, Leman, Dominique, Levy-Powell, Robert, Thomson, Wendy

“…During the last century, Nunavik’s Inuit population has experienced social transformations which have manifested themselves in a range of social issues…”
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Understanding the investigation-stage overrepresentation of First Nations children in the child welfare system: An analysis of the First Nations component of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2008 by Sinha, Vandna, Trocmé, Nico, Fallon, Barbara, MacLaurin, Bruce

“…Abstract Objectives The overrepresentation of Aboriginal children in child welfare systems in the U.S., Canada, and Australia is well documented, but limited…”
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Antenatal care coverage and early childhood mortality in Zimbabwe: new interpretations from nationally representative household surveys by Musiwa, Anthony Shuko, Sinha, Vandna, Hanley, Jill, Ruiz-Casares, Mónica

“…Zimbabwe has implemented universal antenatal care (ANC) policies since 1980 that have significantly contributed to improvements in ANC access and early…”
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Special Foreword: Family Poverty, Racism, and the Pandemic: From Crises to Opportunity for Transformation (Second Issue) by Azzi-Lessing, Lenette, Sinha, Vandna

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Ensuring First Nations children's access to equitable services through Jordan's Principle: The time to act is now by Sinha, Vandna, Wong, Sam

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A Review of Literature on the Involvement of Children from Indigenous Communities in Anglo Child Welfare Systems: 1973-2018 by Sinha, Vandna, Caldwell, Johanna, Paul, Leah, Fumaneri, Paulo Roberto

“…A series of recent legal and policy developments in Canada have potential to contribute to reconciliation efforts, particularly related to the…”
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Applying Lessons from the U.S. Indian Child Welfare Act to Recently Passed Federal Child Protection Legislation in Canada by Hahn, Hayley, Caldwell, Johanna, Sinha, Vandna

“…Indigenous children are overrepresented in child protection systems in the United States and to an even greater degree in Canada. Canada has recently passed…”
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"All These Methods Complement Each Other": Antenatal Care Acceptability in Contexts of Antenatal Care Pluralism in Rural Manicaland, Zimbabwe by Musiwa, Anthony Shuko, Sinha, Vandna, Hanley, Jill, Ruiz-Casares, Mónica, Skovdal, Morten

“…Many current studies focus on the acceptability and utilization of biomedical antenatal care (ANC), neglecting indigenous African ways of providing ANC…”
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Exploring alternate specifications to explain agency-level effects in placement decisions regarding Aboriginal children: Further analysis of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect Part C by Fallon, Barbara, Chabot, Martin, Fluke, John, Blackstock, Cindy, Sinha, Vandna, Allan, Kate, MacLaurin, Bruce

“…Abstract A series of papers using data from the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS) explored the influence of clinical and…”
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Substantiating neglect of first nations and non-aboriginal children by Sinha, Vandna, Ellenbogen, Stephen, Trocmé, Nico

“…First Nations (Native American) children are greatly overrepresented in the Canadian child welfare system, and disproportionality in the substantiation of…”
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Substantive Equality and Jordan’s Principle: Challenges and Complexities by Sinha, Vandna, Sheppard, Colleen, Chadwick, Kathryn, Gunnarsson, Maya, Jamieson, Gabriella

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Revisiting global development frameworks and research on universal basic education in Ghana and Sub‐Saharan Africa: a review of evidence and gaps for future research by Nkrumah, Rodney Buadi, Sinha, Vandna

“…The emergence of global development frameworks such as Education for All, Millennium Development Goals, and Sustainable Development Goals have expanded…”
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