Addressing the Disproportionate Representation of Children of Color: A Collaborative Community Approach

Autor/inn/en	Busch, Monique; Wall, Jacqueline Remondet; Koch, Steven M.; Anderson, Clara
Titel	Addressing the Disproportionate Representation of Children of Color: A Collaborative Community Approach
Quelle	In: Child Welfare, 87 (2008) 2, S.255-278 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-4021
Schlagwörter	African American Children; Cooperation; Disproportionate Representation; Risk; Youth; Minority Groups; Placement; Foster Care; Committees; Ethnicity; Outcomes of Treatment; Change; State Programs; Child Welfare; Child Abuse; Indiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Child; Children; Afroamerikaner; Kind; Kinder; Co-operation; Kooperation; Risiko; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Ethnische Minderheit; Betriebspraktikum; Praktikum; Pflegehilfe; Committee; Ausschuss; Ethnizität; Wandel; Regierungsprogramm; Kindeswohl; Abuse of children; Abuse; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch
Abstract	The state of Indiana recommended a committee be formed to address the disproportional representation of black youth in out-of-home placements. In response, the Indiana Disproportionality Committee (IDC) was established. This article presents the development, objectives and future of the IDC. One of the objectives, research, will be offered as an example of the committee's collaborative strategies. The IDC, in partnership with another organization, has begun exploring relationships between ethnicity, risk factors and treatment outcomes. The results of this research effort have examined disproportion and disparity, leading the IDC to identify needs for change within the state. Barriers and successes of the IDC will be shared, so that others can use these efforts to guide their own strategies to reduce disproportionality. (Contains 6 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Child Welfare League of America. P.O. Box 932831, Atlanta, GA 31193-2831. Tel: 800-407-6273; Tel: 770-280-4164; e-mail: order@cwla.org; Web site: http://www.cwla.org/pubs
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10