Children and Youth in Out-of-Home Care in the Canadian Provinces

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CWRP Information Sheet #167E. Montreal, QC: Centre for Research on Children and Families, McGill University.

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This information sheet estimates the number of children in care in Canada. It updates the 1992-2007 national estimates producted by Mulcahy and Trocmé (2010), combining their estimates with data, for 2008 to 2013, compiled from provincial child welfare systems. 

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Sinha, Vandna
Trocmé, Nico

Research Areas

foster care
out-of-home care
child welfare system
Province / Territory
National
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Canadian CW research
Information Sheet #167