We have long known that racism and discrimination are deeply entrenched within the American child welfare system. The research is clear—according to a 2021 study published in the American Journal of ...
To what lengths should we go to reduce racial disparities in the child welfare system? In 2021 the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to require the Department of Children and Family ...
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Professors: Does providing money to parents who have mistreated their kids actually improve child welfare?
The idea that poverty drives some portion of child welfare involvement seems reasonable, but policymakers should be skeptical.
MacArthur Fellow Dorothy Roberts Committed To Uncovering Racial Inequality In Child Welfare Services
Dorothy Roberts was named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow for her dedication to dismantling racial inequities within the child welfare system. Meet Dorothy Roberts, a 2024 MacArthur Fellow, whose ...
The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 sought to keep Native children in tribal communities. The Supreme Court may change that this spring. Childhood photos of Chris Stearns, who was born a Navajo, but ...
The host of Serial Productions’ new series shares a brief history of the early days of child protection. By Dyan Neary Hi, I’m Dyan Neary, host of “The Preventionist,” which is out now. I’ve been ...
child welfare reality marked by staff turnover, stretched caseloads, placement shortages, and repeated disruptionsfor ...
A recent report shows that in the last two years the child welfare system's performance has fallen in nearly every category.
In May 2024, 2-year-old Niindonis Goodman died of fentanyl poisoning in a Minneapolis homeless shelter, with her mother passed out nearby. Born with drugs in her system to a mother with a long history ...
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