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

Using CIS-2008 data and multi-level models, this study again found that the higher the proportion of an agency’s investigations involving Aboriginal children, the more likely any child served by that agency was to be placed in out-of-home care. It also identified the agency’s governance structure, a variable not available in earlier CIS cycles, as an important predictor of placement. The authors say more research is needed on the individual and organizational factors behind placement decisions for Aboriginal children.