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Child Welfare: Ethnic/Racial Disproportionality and Disparity. Barbara Needell, MSW, PhD Center for Social Services Research University of California at Berkeley T The Performance Indicators Project at CSSR is supported by the
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Child Welfare:Ethnic/Racial Disproportionality and Disparity Barbara Needell, MSW, PhD Center for Social Services Research University of California at Berkeley T The Performance Indicators Project at CSSR is supported by the California Department of Social Services and the Stuart Foundation Presentation developed by Emily Putnam-Hornstein, MSW
2006California:Ethnicity and Path through the Child Welfare System (Missing Values Excluded from % Calculations)
2006California:Ethnicity and Path through the Child Welfare System (Missing Values Excluded from % Calculations)
2006California:Ethnicity and Path through the Child Welfare System (Missing Values Excluded from % Calculations)
2006California:Ethnicity and Path through the Child Welfare System (Missing Values Excluded from % Calculations)
2006California:Ethnicity and Path through the Child Welfare System (Missing Values Excluded from % Calculations)
Definitions… • Disproportionality: when a group makes up a proportion of those experiencing some event that is higher or lower than that group’s proportion of the population • Disparity:a comparison of one group (e.g, regarding disproportionality, services, outcomes) to another group
2006California:Disparity Index Black Disproportionality 27.7% = 3.847 7.2% White Disproportionality 26.2% = 0.851 30.8% Disparity Index 3.847 = 4.521 0.851
2006California:Referrals per 1,000 by Age and Ethnicity *Series Total
2006California:Substantiated Referrals per 1,000 by Age and Ethnicity *Series Total
2006California:Entries to Foster Care per 1,000 by Age and Ethnicity *Series Total
2006California:Children in Foster Care per 1,000 by Age and Ethnicity *Series Total
2006California: Referrals, Substantiated Referrals, Entries, & In Care Rates per 1,000 by Age Black Children White Children Hispanic Children Native American Children Asian/PI Children
2006California:Children in Foster Care per 1,000 by Age and Ethnicity Black Rates per 1000 Disparity Index 29.8 = 4.5 6.6 White Rates per 1000 Black (29.8) White (6.6)
2006California:Racial Disparity Indices (group compared to non-group) Black Native American White Hispanic Asian/PI Underrepresented 1.00 Overrepresented
2006National Data:Racial Disparity Indices (group compared to white) New York Illinois California United States Texas Florida Underrepresented 1.00 Overrepresented
2000 First EntriesCalifornia: Percent Exited to Permanency 72 Months From Entry 79% 88%
2000 First EntriesCalifornia: Percent Exited to Permanency 72 Months From Entry by Relative vs. Non-Relative Placement =84% =94% =84% =75%
January 1998 to 2007California:Foster Care Caseload by Race/Ethnicity Black TOTAL Hispanic White Asian/PI Native American 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Barbara Needell bneedell@berkeley.edu 510.642.1893 510.290.6334 (pcs) GO BEARS!!!! CSSR.BERKELEY.EDU/UCB_CHILDWELFARE Needell, B., Webster, D., Armijo, M., Lee, S., Cuccaro-Alamin, S., Shaw, T., Dawson, W., Piccus, W., Magruder, J., Exel, M., Conley, A., Smith, J. , Dunn, A., Frerer, K., & Putnam-Hornstein, E., (2007). Child Welfare Services Reports for California. Retrieved [month day, year], from University of California at Berkeley Center for Social Services Research website. URL: <http://cssr.berkeley.edu/UCB_CHILDWELFARE/>