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Dr. Dorothy Roberts: 2022 Schonberger Peace and Justice Lecture - Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies - University of Maine history_symposium_roberts Zoom

It’s been a long time, shouldn’t have left you! - https://mailchi.mp/492f2a9b2a45/its-been-a-long-time-shouldnt-have-left-you

Join us and or special guests: Anthony Mack & Sharon Kollar of the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute on next Tuesday, January 25th at 8pm ET as we lean into a “Bold Exchange” regarding the child welfare workforce and the exodus that has been termed “ the great resignation”. We will discuss the current conditions of child welfare workforce and its impact on families; center the Black experience of practitioners; and understand what resources and tools are available to build resiliency.

We will stream live from our page: Blk Child Welfare

We are going live tomorrow (Tuesday, December 28th at 8pm EDT to reflect on our experience in child welfare as Black professionals. We will discuss headlining topics and what we will be paying attention to in 2022. Join us

The child welfare system mimics the criminal justice system in many ways- “predictive analytics “ is one of the ways.

When you create a tool measuring risk based on history of children and families- you bring in past racism and bias into present day technology.

The same results will occur if bias isnt attuned to.

Happy to see that ACLU is taking this on.

Family Surveillance by Algorithm: The Rapidly Spreading Tools Few Have Heard Of Child welfare agencies across the country are turning to predictive analytics, but few families know they are subject to them.

Why do we center Blackness!? The experience of Black people in the United States of America has been codified by way of colonization and present day systems, to include child welfare. Our culture & traditions are unique. Race is still a determinant of outcomes. Our stories must be told. What is your why?

Check out our very own Dr. Nia Cantey tomorrow as a paneling for the Child Welfare Virtual Forum hosted by Alabama State University.

When I worked as a child welfare worker & was tasked w/removing children from families, images like this were constant in my mind when going into black & brown communities. It was a feeling I was never able to shake. I could have done more harm than good. Can you relate? How did you reconcile this reality?

This👏🏾is👏🏾spot on! I would add that as the system shifts to meeting the demand to address disparity and disproportionatality - the shift to policy advocacy for all the social conditions that Black & Brown families face must occur as well.

As the article highlights..public, private and community must work in partnership.

When I have confronted child welfare leaders with this reality, I am often met with the response/thought that these social problems are too big to address.

Are child welfare professionals positioned to work alongside advocates in the space of affordable & fair housing, income/living wage equality, education?

If so, in what ways has this shown up?

If not, what would it take?

Does the private nature of child welfare hinder collaboration?



https://imprintnews.org/opinion/the-race-equity-crisis-facing-child-welfare-leaders/59110?fbclid=IwAR1lGp-wyw4K7EtarL6C3iUGkf4MjjFZaSFYQ0J5g2MX2RInt2CTxVo4Tqg #.YVH4vwYSaWl.facebook

The Race Equity Crisis Facing Child Welfare Leaders The absence of racial equity in our child welfare system is a national problem rooted in historical and structural sins of our country, the authors write.

This bill attempts to give African American children and families the same protections as the Indian Child Welfare Act gives to Indigenous children and families; it is ruled unconstitutional as the law can’t give special provisions to race. The designation of race continues to be harmful to African Americans and is used to further inequities. Thoughts?

Minnesota Legislature Again Fails to Pass Bill Defending Black Families A bill defending Black families against racist practices in the child welfare system has failed to pass for a third time in the Minnesota Legislature.