Month: March 2025
March is Developmental Disabilities Month and it’s a great time to bring awareness to the overrepresentation of parents and children with developmental disabilities among families interacting with public child welfare agencies[1], [2]. Increasing awareness of developmental disabilities within child welfare is essential for creating a better system for both parents and children. Parents with developmental…
Read More >Written by: Stacy Shwartz Olagundoye & Melissa Connelly Racial disparities persist in California’s Child Welfare System. Black and African American youth in California’s foster care are overrepresented (21%) when compared to California’s 2022 total population of Black youth (5%)[1]. This trend persists across the United States, where 22% of the total youth in foster care…
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