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Reducing Disparities

You are in the Reducing Disparities in the Child Welfare System section of the Casey Foundation Knowledge Center, which offers resources that are either published or funded by the Casey Foundation. Resources address the racial and ethnic disparities in the child welfare system.

See also Our Work: Child Welfare/Permanence, an overview of Casey's investment in this issue.

See all resources on Child Welfare/Permanence in the Knowledge Center.

Featured Publications

Publication thumbnail for The Changing Child Population of the United States: Analysis of Data from the 2010 Census

The Changing Child Population of the United States: Analysis of Data from the 2010 Census

2011

This paper explores the nation’s changing child population based on data from the 2010 census. While the number of U.S. children increased only slightly, the demographic shifts within the population were considerable. Some areas of the country (Nevada and Texas) and some demographic groups (including children of mixed race) grew significantly, while the number of children in other areas (Vermont and New York) and in other groups (such as non-Hispanic whites) declined.

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Publication thumbnail for User’s Guide to Essential Kinship Data

User’s Guide to Essential Kinship Data

2013

This brief guide identifies the types of data child welfare agencies should collect to track their progress in placing children who cannot return home to their families with kin.

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Publication thumbnail for Kinship Process Mapping: Improving Practice in Kinship Care

Kinship Process Mapping: Improving Practice in Kinship Care

2013

Many child welfare agencies are seeking effective strategies to identify and engage extended family networks to care for and protect children who cannot safely live with their parents. This guide provides a step-by-step method public child welfare agencies can use to identify barriers to placing children with kin and to develop recommendations for removing those barriers.

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Publication thumbnail for The Kinship Diversion Debate: Policy and Practice Implications for Children, Families and Child Welfare Agencies

The Kinship Diversion Debate: Policy and Practice Implications for Children, Families and Child Welfare Agencies

2013

This report explores different perspectives on the practice of diverting children from child welfare to live with kin when they cannot remain with their families, and identifies critical components of an effective kinship care system. This analysis is based on the insights of more than 50 child welfare and judicial personnel, advocates and researchers.

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A Foster Care Practice Model: Lifelong Families [Brochure]

2012

This brochure provides an overview of Lifelong Families, a practice model developed and tested by the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s direct service agency, Casey Family Services. The document highlights the values, principle components and benefits of the model, as well as its early successes at improving the outcomes of children and youth in foster care. This model is intended to serve as a method of improving foster care practice within private child welfare agencies and advancing permanency outcomes for those in care, especially older youth in treatment foster care.

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Publication thumbnail for How Targeted are Federal Expenditures on Children? A Kids' Share Analysis of Expenditures by Income in 2009

How Targeted are Federal Expenditures on Children? A Kids' Share Analysis of Expenditures by Income in 2009

2012

This report tracks how children fare in the allocation of public resources, analyzing how spending varies by family income on the federal, state, and local levels.

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