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 ...

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 ...

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

The story has been updated to clarify that the total number of children and youth in the child welfare system. Many come under supervision of their county Department of Children and Family Services ...

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 ...