ST. PAUL, Minn. — A new law that passed with broad bipartisan support aims to curb the racial disparities in the child welfare system and set new standards for social services agencies to follow ...

indicates a major racial disparity in the country’s child welfare system. Roberts spoke to about 30 people at a lecture titled “Why Race Matters: Measuring the Harm of Racial Disparity in the ...

Black and Mixed Heritage children in England face harsher penalties than their White peers even when they have committed the ...

Studies show children of color are treated more harshly in the justice system than their white peers, and federal data released last month suggests that disparity is widening ... are not huge ...

Child abuse investigations by NYC’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) often target low-income Black and Latino ...

we work to reduce both the racial disparities within the child welfare system and the number of families unnecessarily impacted by the child welfare system.” “We look forward to reviewing the ...

we work to reduce both the racial disparities within the child welfare system and the number of families unnecessarily impacted by the child welfare system,” ACS spokesperson Marisa Kaufman said.

criminal justice system, and in other settings. We analyze discrimination and food insecurity in the context of the racial and ethnic disparities in food insecurity in the United States and in the ...

Reaves said. Reaves says placing children in the criminal justice system can also create financial and psychological burdens. He wants parents to be aware and enlist legal counsel before agreeing ...

Over 70,000 children and youth in California have an open case in the child welfare system, according to the most recent point-in-time count, with over 51,000 of them also in foster care.

Studies show children of color are treated more harshly in the justice system than their white peers, and federal data released last month suggests that disparity is widening — especially for ...

Studies show children of color are treated more harshly in the justice system than their white peers, and federal data released last month suggests that disparity is widening — especially for ...