Information Sheet 24: Racialized caregivers of youth with developmental disabilities: Barriers to trust of formal systems and recommendations for effective strategies.

Abstract

This Information Sheet reports on select findings from our scoping review study (Khan & Khanlou, 2025), which examined effective strategies to address Triple Trauma in racialized parent caregivers of youth with DDs. We define Triple Trauma as arising from experiences of caregiving, disability, and racism among racialized parent caregivers of youth with DDs (Khan & Khanlou, 2025). We consider how these experiences may affect access to essential resources and services needed to support their youth with DDs, and in relation to their overall health and well-being.