This report tells how KIDS COUNT advocates in Nebraska, Wisconsin and Washington used solid data, leadership and citizen engagement to spur race-based legislation and community change. It is the first installment in the 5-part Race for Results Case Study series, which explores the intersection of kids, race and opportunity in America.
This report examines (1) obstacles facing tribes interested in directly operating a Title IV-E program and (2) the assistance HHS has provided. GAO interviewed officials from 17 tribes, 11 of which were currently developing Title IV-E programs. Keywords: Native American, American Indian
This publication is the second installment in the Race for Results case study series. It features an inside look at how the W. Haywood Burns Institute and the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Social Policy use disaggregated data on race and ethnicity to improve the lives of children and communities. The Kirwan …
This document provides definitions of institutional/structural racism, clarifies how it is relevant to the social work profession, and details how it is manifested in the social systems within which social workers engage, and offers a vision for how the social work profession can address structural racism, in terms of both limiting its negative influence and …
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This report includes summaries of all of the presentations, recommendations, and biographies of the speakers at the symposium, Achieving Racial Equity: Calling the Social Work Profession to Action, and an appendix with useful resources for undertaking efforts in agencies, professions and communities to address institutional racism.
This publication highlights new academic literature through the lenses of five main domain areas: criminal justice, health and health care, employment, education, and housing. Accompanying these five content areas is a discussion of the latest research-based strategies for mitigating the influence of implicit biases, assessments, measurements, as well as a recognition of major contributions that …
This issue brief explores the prevalence of racial disproportionality and disparity in the child welfare system and describes strategies that can assist child welfare administrators, program managers, and policymakers with addressing these issues in general and at specific decision points in the child welfare process (e.g., prevention, reporting, investigation, service provision, out-of-home care, permanency). Examples …
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This case study details Fresno County’s efforts to address racial inequities and improve outcomes for all children and youth involved in the county’s child welfare system.
This report shares ten jurisdictions’ approaches to reducing racial disproportionality and disparities in their child welfare services in order to generate learning for—and give guidance to—others in the field.
This paper provides effective and creative strategies for sustaining cultural and linguistic competence efforts and examples of inclusive strategic planning processes thatresult in a strategic plan with clear cultural competence goals, objectives, and actions for every structure and process involved in building and sustaining systems of care.
