Resources

Reports

Disproportionality Information Summit: Final Report
Supported by the Quality Improvement Center on Differential Response in Child Protective Services, March 24-25, 2009

The Commission on Disproportionality in Youth Services: Findings and Recommendations
Indiana University School of Social Work, Oct. 15, 2008

Race Equity Review: Findings From a Qualitative Analysis of Racial Disproportionality and Disparity for African American Children and Families in Michigan’s Child Welfare System
The Center for the Study of Social Policy, Jan. 16, 2009

Understanding and Addressing Disproportionality in the Front End of the Child Welfare System
Supported by the Bay Area Social Services Consortium and the Zellerbach Family Foundation, July 2005

Presentations

Color of Child Welfare Policy: Racial Disparities in Child Welfare Services
Hunter College School of Social Work Child Welfare Lecture Series, April 29, 2002
Ruth McRoy, Ph.D.

Tools

NAPCWA Disproportionality Diagnostic Tool

Recommended Reading

Belanger, K., Brooks, S., & CWLA’s National Advisory Committee on Rural Social Services. (2009). Guidelines for cultural competence in rural child welfare. Arlington, VA: CWLA Press.

Derezotes, D. M., Poertner, J., & Testa, M. F. (Eds.). (2005). Race matters in child welfare: The overrepresentation of African American children in the system. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America.

Goodman, D. J. (2001). Promoting diversity and social justice: Educating people from privileged groups. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Kendall, F. E. (2006). Understanding white privilege: Creating pathways to authentic relationships across race. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Mallon, G. P., & Hess, P. M. (Eds.). (2005). Child welfare for the 21st century: A handbook of practices, policies, and programs. New York: Columbia University Press.

Roberts, D. (2002). Shattered bonds: The color of child welfare. New York: Basic Books.

Wise, T. (2008). White like me: Reflections on race from a privileged son. Brooklyn, NY: Soft Skull Press.

Protecting Children Journal

Protecting Children, Vol. 20, No. 1 -- The Influence of Culture and Cultural Competence on Child and Family Well-Being
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*Coming in March 2011*
A new issue of Protecting Children entitled “Promising Results in Research and Practice: Understanding Disproportionality and Reducing Disparity in Child Welfare.”