Understanding and addressing racial/ethnic disproportionality in the front end of the child welfare system

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 9-30

  Osterling, Kathy Lemon ^a   D'Andrade, Amy ^a   Austin, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Front end processes; Interventions; Racial ethnic disproportionality

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61949457677     PISSN: 15433714     EISSN: 15433722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J394v05n01_02     Document Type: Review

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