1. Safe & Equitable Foster Care Reduction: Report on Disproportionality and Disparities in Oregon’s Child Welfare System Governor’s Task Force on Child Welfare Racial Equity Kory Murphy, B.S Keva M. Miller, Ph.D., LCSW Jim White, Ph.D. November 13, 2009
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8. Figure 1. Nine Major Decision Points 1. Intake/Reports to CPS 2. Screening 3. Disposition 4. Removal/Hold 5. Foster Care 6. Placement 8. Plan 9. Exit 7. Foster Care Stay
29. Disproportionality Theories: Research Adapted from Congressional Research Service. August 2005. Race/Ethnicity and Child Welfare . More likely to come into contact with social service or other workers who notice and report maltreatment More likely to be in poor, single parent homes – risk factors for maltreatment Have less access to services that prevent placement and hasten permanency More likely to be reported and less likely to be reunified due to biased decision making Children of Color
Judge Lola Sohappy & Michael Ware are Co-Chairs!!! Dottie Garcia Nichole Maher Kristi Barrett
What is the “disproportionality index”? – I NEED AN ANSWER.
Over 54,000 reports filed in the study period Black families are 2-3 times more likely to be reported than they are represented in Oregon’s general population National Incidence Studies indicate that there is not greater abuse or neglect for children of color
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Casey-CSSP alliance for Racial Equity in Child Welfare collaborates on research projects designed to help policy makers and child welfare professionals make informed decisions about their work to address disproportionality. The alliance posits that when six dimensions or “critical levers” are activated together, they will work interdependently to achieve the long term change goal of the alliance. Each of the dimensions is necessary to bring about change for children and families of color in the child welfare system, yet each one is insufficient to achieve the overall goal on its own. The six dimensions are: Must be activated TOGETHER!!! Which one(s) of the “levers” relate to the Juve Attorneys
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