The perspective of key players such as caseworkers and community facilitators on the reasons for the overrepresentation of Black youth in child welfare is little known. This study explores the reasons why Black youth are overrepresented in child welfare in Ontario (Canada) through the perspectives of caseworkers and community facilitators. We analyzed four focus groups: two with child welfare caseworkers from a Children’s Aid Society (CAS) and two with community facilitators. We used a general inductive method for the content analysis of the focus groups with N-Vivo, without being guided by prior assumptions or hypotheses. This study highlighted seven reasons why Black youth are overrepresented in child welfare, according to CAS caseworkers and community facilitators: lack of diversity among CAS caseworkers, disciplinary practices, mental health, insufficient community support networks, poverty, racism, and culture. These findings support implications for policies and practices to reduce and eliminate the overrepresentation of Black children in child welfare.

社会工作者和社区协调员等关键参与者对儿童福利中黑人青年人数过多的原因的看法鲜为人知。本研究从个案工作者和社区协调员的角度探讨了安大略（加拿大）儿童福利中黑人青年人数过多的原因。我们分析了四个焦点小组：两个有来自儿童援助协会 (CAS) 的儿童福利个案工作者，两个有社区协调员。我们使用通用归纳方法对 N-Vivo 焦点小组进行内容分析，不受先前假设或假设的指导。根据 CAS 个案工作者和社区协调员的说法，这项研究强调了黑人青年在儿童福利中人数过多的七个原因：CAS 个案工作者之间缺乏多样性、纪律做法、心理健康、社区支持网络不足、贫困、种族主义和文化。这些发现支持对减少和消除黑人儿童在儿童福利中的过度代表的政策和实践的影响。