Courts Catalyzing Change (CCC) Initiative National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Provides information and research related to re-evaluating Federal, State, and local policy and makes recommendations for changes and improvements in the dependency court system to
reduce racial disproportionality and disparate treatment.
Examining African American Fathers» Involvement in Permanency Planning: An Effort to
Reduce Racial Disproportionality in the Child Welfare System (PDF - 193 KB) Coakley (2008) Children and Youth Services Review, 30 View Abstract Examines the extent to which African - American fathers» involvement in permanency planning influences children's placement outcomes using a secondary data analysis of child welfare case records.
For example, evaluation of subsidized guardianship and licensed (i.e. paid) kinship care in Illinois has suggested that such efforts can
reduce racial disproportionality (Testa, 2001).
The majority of the sites identified the recruitment of minority foster and adoptive parents as an important strategy to
reduce racial disproportionality.
However, this strategy was described by a number of administrators as part of their effort to enhance service delivery to children of color, and perhaps
reduce racial disproportionality.
Reducing Racial Disproportionality and Disparate Outcomes for Children and Families of Color in the Child Welfare System: A Breakthrough Series Collaborative (PDF - 702 KB) Casey Family Programs (2009) Discusses the challenges associated with addressing racial disproportionality and disparate outcomes, develops a framework for change, and presents strategies for
reducing racial disproportionality.
Not exact matches
Some empirical studies using administrative data have examined these issues as well, and offer similar notions of the reasons for
racial disproportionality, and strategies to
reduce it.
Race Matters Toolkit Annie E. Casey Foundation Designed to help advocates mobilize resources for vulnerable populations of color in order to
reduce racial disparities /
disproportionality and promote
racial equity.
Topics: Family Stabilization Programs,
Reducing Racial Disparity and
Disproportionality in Child Welfare: Programs
Topics: Placement Stabilization Programs, Family Stabilization Programs,
Reducing Racial Disparity and
Disproportionality in Child Welfare: Programs
Topics: Permanency Enhancement Interventions for Adolescents,
Reducing Racial Disparity and
Disproportionality in Child Welfare: Programs
Alliance for Race Equity Center for the Study of Social Policy Provides tools and technical assistance to help agencies develop and implement effective strategies to address and
reduce racial and ethnic
disproportionality in the child welfare system.
National Research and Assessment of
Disproportionality:
Racial Equity Strategies, Tools, and Programs (PDF - 274 KB) Black Administrators in Child Welfare & Casey Family Programs (2008) Discusses strategies, tools, and programs used in nine States to prevent and
reduce the number of minority children in out - of - home care.