Introduction This toolkit is designed to equip juvenile and family court judges with effective strategies and tangible action plans for enhancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) within the court system. Drawing on a trauma-informed perspective, the toolkit aims to … Read More
Racism
Family Integrity & Justice Quarterly
Why End Mandated Reporting by Dorothy E. Roberts In Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families—And How Abolition CanBuild a Safer World, I argue that the U.S. child welfare system is part of a larger carceral regime,which … Read More
To Leave Racist Roots Behind, Child Welfare Needs a Great Reimagining
The plight of Black children in the child welfare system is one plagued with failure after failure from those who have been put in place to protect them.Chronicle of Social Change – July 01, 2020 CLICK HERE
Annie E. Casey Foundation – Race Matters Toolkit
Indicators of child and family well-being show troubling disparities or disproportionality by race. This toolkit is designed to help decision-makers, advocates, and elected officials achieve results that provide opportunity for all children, families, and communities, regardless of race. http://www.aecf.org/KnowledgeCenter/PublicationsSeries/RaceMatters.aspx
Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls’ Childhood
The Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality, which published this report, works with policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and advocates to develop effective policies and practices that alleviate poverty and inequality in the United States. The Center’s areas of anti-poverty work include national, state, and … Read More
Racism and Violence: Using Your Power as a Parent to Support Children Aged Two to Five
This resource provides thoughts and guidelines for talking about these complex issues of racism and equality in age-appropriate ways with children aged two to five years of age. These are difficult and uncomfortable discussions for which there is no recipe. … Read More
Racism and Violence: Using Your Power as a Parent to Support Children Aged Two to Five
This resource provides thoughts and guidelines for talking about these complex issues of racism and equality in age-appropriate ways with children aged two to five years of age. These are difficult and uncomfortable discussions for which there is no recipe. … Read More