Understanding and addressing racial/ethnic disproportionality in the front end of the child welfare system.

Exploring Disproportionality in the Illinois Child Welfare System

Disproportionality in the child welfare system refers to the overor underrepresentation of a group (usually a racial/ethnic group) compared to that group’s representation in a base population (Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2016). This research brief explores rates of racial disproportionality in the Illinois child welfare system. It is the second brief in a series exploring disproportional...

Using racial disproportionality and disparity indicators to measure child welfare outcomes

This article examines the utility of racial disproportionality and disparity data to measure the performance and outcomes of child welfare systems. Given the differential patterns of entry, exit and service responses for black, indigenous and ethnic minority children in many child welfare systems around the world, the conceptualisation of both quality and outcomes should take account of their n...

Editorial: Commentary on Disproportionality in Child Welfare Terry L. Cross PART I - UNDERSTANDING AND MEASURING RACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY AND DISPARITY OF OUTCOMES Measuring Racial Disparity in Child Welfare

Racial bias in child protection? A comparison of competing explanations using national data.

OBJECTIVE Cases of child abuse and neglect that involve black children are reported to and substantiated by public child welfare agencies at a rate approximately twice that of cases that involve white children. A range of studies have been performed to assess the degree to which this racial disproportionality is attributable to racial bias in physicians, nurses, and other professionals mandated...

ISSUE BRIEF Disparities in Child Welfare: Considering the Implementation of Differential Response

This issue brief seeks to explore the ways in which a differential response-organized Child Protection System (CPS) might help to mitigate disparate outcomes in child welfare while highlighting current gaps in knowledge and indicating areas for further research. It builds on discussions started at the Information Summit on Disproportionality sponsored by the National Quality Improvement Center ...