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RACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY IN CHILD WELFARE

African American children continue to be represented in America's child welfare system in numbers far beyond their representation in this nation's general child population.  The effects of over-representation and disproportionality are far reaching. Below is a list of documents that attempt to describe the major relevant isues as well as causes for the disproportionate representation of African American children in child welfare.

* Please Note - Similar documents related to juvenile justice can be found on the Juvenile Justice page of this website - click link provided at top of page.


African American Children in Foster Care: Additional HHS Assistance Needed to Help States Reduce the Proportion in Care

Prepared by:  United States General Accountability Office
Released by:  US House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel
Date:  July 2007
Click here to read report.


Assessing Disproportionality in Child Welfare  (A Bibliography)
Prepared and Published by:  National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
Date:  May 2005
Click here to view bibliography.


Study of Outcomes for African American Children in Minnesota's Child Protection System
Published by:  Minnesota Department of Human Services
Date:  April 2005
Click here to read report.


A Practice Guide for Working with African American Families

Guide written by: Maxie Rockymore, MSW
Published by:  Minnesota Department of Human Services
Date:  April 2006
Click here to read article.


Race and Foster Care: Questions Without Answers
By Susan Kellam
Published by:  Connect for Kids
This article first appeared in July 1999.
Click here to read article.


The Color of Care
By Susan Kellam
Published by:  Connect for Kids
This article first appeared in July 1999.
Click here to read article.


Practices that Mitigate the Effects of Racial/Ethnic Disproportionality in the Child Welfare System
Paper by:  Susan Dougherty
Published by: Casey Family Programs
Date: August 25, 2003
Click here to read paper.


Minority Over-Representation in Child Welfare Services:  A Report to the Colorado Department of Human Services
Report by:  Marian C. Bussey, Ph.D. & Cathryn C. Potter, Ph.D.
Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver
Date:  September 2002
Click here to read Executive Summary.


Racial Disproportionality in the U.S. Child Welfare System:  Documentation, Research on Causes, and Promising Practices

Report prepared by:  Dorothy Roberts
Northwestern University School of Law
Institute for Policy Research
Published by: The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Date: August 20, 2002
Click here to read report.


Color of Child Welfare Policy: Racial Disparities in Child Welfare Services
Presentation delivered by:  Ruth G. McRoy, Ph.D.
The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work, Center for Social Work Research
Published by: The National Resource Center for Foster Care and Permanency Planning
Date: April 29, 2002
Click here for transcript.
Click here for Powerpoint slides.


Breaking the Silence: A Candid Discussion on the Disproportionality of African American Children in Out-of-Home Placement
Proceedings of the Gamble-Skogmo Lecture and Issues Forum
Sponsored by:
The University of Minnesota
Gamble-Skogmo Land Grant Chair in Child Welfare & Youth Policy
Co-Sponsored by:  The School of Social Work Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
Date: November 1, 2000
Click here to read the proceedings.



 

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