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Promoting Antiracist Child Welfare Practice: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This 1-pager summarizes a study where authors interviewed 16 regional- and state-level public child welfare agency administrators representing 13 states … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, System Reform, Workforce Development Planning | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
Onboarding | The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians worked with the QIC-WD to develop an onboarding program. This video highlights the experience … | Advancing Racial Equity, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Tribal Child Welfare, Tribal Sovereignty, Vision, Mission, and Values, Work Conditions and Benefits | Video | |
AFCARS Reports | The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) collects case-level information on all children in foster care and … | Change Implementation, Data-Driven Decision Making, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity | Report/Paper, Website | 2022 |
Overrepresentation of Black Children in Child Welfare: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a systematic review that confirmed racial disparities and overrepresentation of Black youth, ages 10-17, involved with the … | Data-Driven Decision Making, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, System Reform | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
Advancing Equity and Inclusion Through the Child and Family Services Reviews | This document provides guidelines and suggestions for how to integrate a focus on equity and inclusion into the stages and … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Continuous Quality Improvement, Data-Driven Decision Making, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2022 |
Reflecting on Racial Equity and Inclusion | These short (one minute or less) videos provide reflection questions and link to a racial equity and inclusion resource. We … | Advancing Racial Equity, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, System Reform | NCWWI-Product, Video | 2022 |
Everyday Workplace Discrimination: NCWWI 1-page Summary | Utilizing the Psychological Stressor-Strain theory, this study assessed the associations between everyday workplace discrimination, racial/ethnic identities, and psychological well-being among … | Advancing Racial Equity, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2021 |
Child Welfare Practice to Address Racial Disproportionality and Disparity | This bulletin provides a brief overview of the problem of racial and ethnic disproportionality and disparity in the child welfare … | Advancing Racial Equity, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate | Report/Paper | 2021 |
Disproportionality | This section of the Child Welfare Information Gateway includes issues such as overrepresentation in the child welfare system, underrepresentation in … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Reference/Resource List, Website | 2021 |
Addressing Disproportionality and Disparities in Child Welfare through Organizational Effectiveness Practice | “The purpose of this document is to present how APHSA’s Organizational Effectiveness Department proposes to work with agencies that are … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2009 |
To Transform Child Welfare, Take Race Out of the Equation | In this eye-opening talk about the impact of race and neighborhood on foster-care decisions, social worker Jessica Pryce shares a … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Video | 2018 |
Addressing Racial Disparity in Foster Care Placement: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a case study that identified aspects of child welfare practices that contributed to a decrease in the … | Disproportionality & Disparities | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2020 |
Dismantling Racial Inequity #3: A Data-Driven Approach to Improving Outcomes for Black Girls in Child Welfare | This third session of “Dismantling Racial Inequity Through Child Welfare Systems Change” webinar series will highlight how Allegheny County Department … | Data-Driven Decision Making, Disproportionality & Disparities | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2017 |
Achieving Diversity in the Nonprofit Workplace: A Step-by Step Guide | This guide provides non-profit organizations with a step-by-step approach – in seven phases – to achieving diversity and inclusiveness in … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Tool/Guide/Manual, Website | 2010 |
Data Strategies: Measuring Racial Disparities in Child Welfare | This webinar helps agency leaders, managers and data staff identify at which decision points children of different races experience inequitable … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Webinar/Presentation | 2016 |
By The Numbers: Using Disaggregated Data to Inform Policies, Practices and Decision-making | This publication is the second installment in the Race for Results case study series. It features an inside look at … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2016 |
Race for Results: Wisconsin’s Need to Reduce Racial Disparities | This is a corresponding publication to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s “Race for Results” report and highlights the pressing need … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2014 |
Race to Equity: A Baseline Report on the State of Racial Disparities in Dane County | This report summarizes the first year of data collection, analysis and community feedback–all aimed at promoting greater public awareness and … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2013 |
Disproportionality Rates for Children of Color in Foster Care: Technical Assistance Bulletin (2013) | This Bulletin, released June 2015, utilizes (2013) Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) data and 2013 census … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2015 |
Strategies to Reduce Racially Disparate Outcomes in Child Welfare | This paper documents the efforts underway in 12 states and localities to tackle the enduring problem of African American, Native … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2015 |
Disproportionality and Disparities: Understanding the Organizational Contributors | This webinar explores the issue of disproportionality and disparities in child welfare, theories of causation, historical factors, and examines some … | Disproportionality & Disparities | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2011 |
A Blueprint for Using Data to Reduce Disparities/Disproportionalities in Human Services & Behavioral Health | This guide shows how to use data to help achieve racial equity in human and behavioral health care services policy, … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2013 |
Tribal and Non-tribal Agencies: A Comparison of how Social Work with Families is Conceptualized in the US | This article explores how the definitions of family impact the provision of services; addresses issues surrounding domestic violence, teen pregnancy, … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2014 |
Research Is Action: Disparity, Poverty, and the Need for New Knowledge | This report explores the issue of disparity in relation to child poverty and maltreatment, and the reasons for investing more … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2011 |
NAPCWA Disproportionate Representation: Agency Diagnostic | This tool helps agencies examine disproportionality within their jurisdiction, identify gaps in the agency, target areas for improvements and highlight … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2008 |
Racial Equity Child Welfare Data Analysis Tool State of The Science: Implicit Bias Review | This publication highlights new academic literature through the lenses of five main domain areas: criminal justice, health and health care, … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Reference/Resource List, Report/Paper | 2016 |
Racial Disproportionality and Disparity in Child Welfare | This issue brief explores the prevalence of racial disproportionality and disparity in the child welfare system and describes strategies that … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2016 |
Racial Equity Impact Assessment | This assessment is a systematic examination of how different racial and ethnic groups will likely be affected by a proposed … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Overview/Summary | 2009 |
Race Matters: Unequal Opportunity within the Child Welfare System | This brief explains why equal opportunity is important in the U.S. child welfare system, shows the consequences of unintended actions … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Overview/Summary | 2002 |
Race Matters: Organizational Self-Assessment | This tool contains a questionnaire and next steps that help raise organizational awareness, start focused conversations, contribute to the development … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2002 |
The Institutional Analysis: Uncovering Pathways to Improving Public Systems & Interventions for Children and Families | This paper describes an approach, known as an Institutional Analysis (IA), is to identify organizational structures such as policies, administrative … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Overview/Summary | 2015 |
Fresno County Department of Social Services: Confronting Racial Inequities and Disproportionality to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes for Children & Families | This case study details Fresno County’s efforts to address racial inequities and improve outcomes for all children and youth involved … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2015 |
Places to Watch: Promising Practices to Address Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare | This report shares ten jurisdictions’ approaches to reducing racial disproportionality and disparities in their child welfare services in order to … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2019 |
Pathways to Tribal Title IV-E: Tribal Title IV-E Options | This document assists tribes in determining if applying for direct Title IV-E funding or pursuing a Tribal-State Agreement might be … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Overview/Summary, Reference/Resource List | 2017 |
Identifying Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Human Services: A Conceptual Framework and Literature Review | This report helps the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) build the base of knowledge necessary to reliably identify and … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2017 |
Building a Culturally Responsive Workforce: The Texas Model for Undoing Disproportionality & Disparities in Child Welfare (1-page Summary) | This document summarizes a NCWWI webinar that highlights a collection of strategies for building a culturally responsive workforce based upon … | Disproportionality & Disparities | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2013 |
Biases: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document describes the biases that can create barriers to organizational change and gives pointed recommendations for confronting and changing … | Disproportionality & Disparities | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2018 |
Dismantling Racial Inequity #4: Slow and Steady Wins the RACE of Child Welfare Equity | This fourth session of “Dismantling Racial Inequity Through Child Welfare Systems Change” webinar series will highlight how Connecticut Department of … | Disproportionality & Disparities | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2018 |
Dismantling Racial Inequity #2: Community Collaboration and Grassroots Effort | This webinar is the second session of “Dismantling Racial Inequity Through Child Welfare Systems Change” webinar series and highlights the … | Disproportionality & Disparities | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2017 |
Diversity in Leadership: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This paper shares findings from two studies that examined the influence of racial similarity/dissimilarity on supervisor and subordinate relationships and … | Disproportionality & Disparities | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2017 |
Dismantling Racial Inequity #1: Using an Institutional Analysis to Identify Core Issues and Spur Change | This webinar is the first session of “Dismantling Racial Inequity Through Child Welfare Systems Change” webinar series and shares key … | Change Implementation, Disproportionality & Disparities | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2017 |
Indigenous Ways of Knowing (IWOK) Tribal Equity toolkit | This toolkit identifies areas in which existing tribal laws may discriminate against Two Spirit/LGBT individuals and gives tribal legislators a … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2013 |
Confronting Racial Bias at Work: Challenges and Solutions for 21st Century Employment Discrimination | This report reviews the systemic barriers impacting workers of color drawing upon academic research, interviews with discrimination lawyers and EEOC … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2019 |
Dismantling Racial Inequity #5: Strengthening Our Efforts Through Partnerships with Academia | This fifth session of “Dismantling Racial Inequity Through Child Welfare Systems Change” webinar series will highlight New York State’s Office … | Disproportionality & Disparities | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2018 |
Race Equity Crosswalk Tool | This tool guides teams through questions designed to counteract blind spots that may be keeping leaders from truly seeing the … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2017 |
Racial Equity: Getting to Results | This tool highlights how to use a root cause analysis to dig deeply into the sources of racially inequitable outcomes, … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2017 |
Race to Lead: Confronting the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap | This paper examines the racial leadership gap in the nonprofit sector, provides ways to change organizational and systemic barriers, and … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2017 |
Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children | This report explores the intersection of kids, race and opportunity. The report features the new Race for Results Index, which … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2014 |
Promoting Child and Family Well Being through Civil Rights Compliance | This webinar focuses on Federal civil rights laws that protect children and families from discrimination in the child welfare system … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Webinar/Presentation | 2017 |
Promoting Child and Family Well-Being Through Civil Rights Compliance | This presentation focuses on Federal civil rights laws that protect children and families from discrimination in the child welfare system … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Webinar/Presentation | 2017 |