Overrepresentation of Black children in the child welfare system: A systematic review to understand and better act

JM Cénat, SE McIntee, JN Mukunzi… - Children and Youth …, 2021 - Elsevier
The overrepresentation of Black children in child protection services has been reported
continuously in Western societies, but remains poorly understood. This systematic review's …

Foster care: How we can, and should, do more for maltreated children

SA Font, ET Gershoff - Social policy report, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Foster care provides round‐the‐clock substitute care for nearly 700,000 US children who
are temporarily or permanently separated from their family of origin each year. Each state …

Discrimination in Multiphase Systems: Evidence from Child Protection

EJ Baron, JJ Doyle Jr, N Emanuel… - The Quarterly Journal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
We develop empirical tools for studying discrimination in multiphase systems and apply
them to the setting of foster care placement by child protective services. Leveraging the …

Racial discrimination in child protection

EJ Baron, JJ Doyle, N Emanuel, P Hull… - NBER Working …, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
Ten percent of Black children in the US spend time in foster care—twice the rate of white
children. We estimate unwarranted disparities in foster care placement decisions, adjusting …

What counts as evidence in child welfare research?

EA Tajima, AG Day, VK Kanuha… - Research on social …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In this commentary, we respond to Barth and colleagues and critique their premise that
Western-based research with population-level administrative data is the best and only valid …

Foster care, permanency, and risk of prison entry

S Font, LM Berger, J Slepicka… - Journal of research in …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective:(1) Examine associations of foster care exit type (eg, reunification with birth family,
adoption, guardianship/permanent relative placement, or emancipation from care) with risk …

Sibling separation and placement instability for children in foster care

SA Font, HW Kim - Child maltreatment, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
US foster care policy prioritizes kee** siblings together while in foster care. However, prior
research on the effects of sibling placement is limited in sample, measures, and research …

Child maltreatment prevention service cases are significantly reduced during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal investigation into unintended consequences of …

KM Whaling, A Der Sarkissian, N Larez… - Child …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Unprecedented financial and emotional stress, paired with measures to slow the spread of
COVID-19 (eg, school closures), place youth at risk for experiencing increased rates of …

Racial sensitivity training: An inadequate solution to systemic racial disparities in child protection systems

J Reddy, A Williams-Isom, E Putnam-Hornstein - Child Abuse & Neglect, 2022 - Elsevier
Calls continue for staff training as an instrumental response to racially based differences in
rates of child protection system interactions and outcomes. These recommendations echo a …

Racism as a vehicle for the overrepresentation of Black youth in child protection services in Ontario, Canada: caseworkers' and community facilitators' perspectives

PG Noorishad, WP Darius, K Czechowski… - Children and Youth …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Recent studies have confirmed the overrepresentation of Black youth in child
protection services (CPS) in Ontario, Canada. Anti-Black racism has been raised as an issue …