This article introduces Volume 28 of the Journal of Law and Social Policy which focuses on racism and overrepresentation of indigenous and ethnic minority children and youth in the social welfare systems. "The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has called all of us to action," says the article, "naming adequate resources, the resolution of jurisdictional disputes, the education of social workers, the creation of national standards for Aboriginal child apprehension and custody, and the gathering of data as measures that are essential to reconciliation. The One Vision One Voice project has similarly identified the need to adequately resource African Canadian Child and Family Services agencies, collect race-based data, establish training to address anti-Black racism across sectors, and implement its practice framework. The contributions in this volume take up many of these calls, offering poignant insights into the root sources of overrepresentation, and into experiences of racism, stigmatization, and discrimination, pointing to the research that is needed, and offering ways forward through attention to the voices of children and youth, jurisdictional change, service innovations, and education."
