Child Intervention Services by Care Type and Indigenous Status in Alberta

Government of Alberta data tracks the average monthly number of children and youth receiving child intervention services. It categorizes individuals by Indigenous status and type of care, with historical information spanning ten years.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in the number of children in temporary care versus permanent care over a ten-year period.
• Compare service utilization rates between Indigenous and non-Indigenous status groups for children receiving services while at home.
• Model the relationship between care type and Indigenous status to identify demographic disparities in child welfare systems.

Strengths

• Provides a ten-year historical view of child intervention service data.
• Data is disaggregated by Indigenous status and three specific care types.
• Sourced from the authoritative Government of Alberta.

Limitations

• Data is aggregated as average monthly counts, limiting individual-level analysis.
• Geographic scope is limited to the province of Alberta, not nationally representative.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Collection Method

Administrative records from child intervention services.

Time Range

Ten years of historical data.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Province of Alberta, Canada.