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Children of Color Project
Over the past few years, the Children's Bureau has initiated a series of both qualitative and quantitative research activities examining issues related to the disproportionate representation of children of color in the child welfare system. Other research, advocacy, administrative, and service organizations have been engaged in similar efforts. In recent months, teams from Caliber Associates and Howard University have visited a number of communities to get an in-depth look at how the issue of racial disproportion is viewed by frontline workers, administrators, and other stakeholders in child welfare services. In September 2002, a conference was convened by the Children's Bureau, in partnership with the Casey Family Foundation, American Institutes for Research, and Chapin Hall Center for Children to examine the relative research base. New research findings were presented and placed in the context of previous research in the field, including child welfare and other child-serving agencies.
This session summarizes these activities and presents the major concepts and findings brought about through the efforts of the Children's Bureau and its partners. Perspectives from researchers, practitioners, and child welfare administrators will be presented. The session provides an opportunity for participants to further discuss these issues, particularly with reference to implications for practice and policy.
Mary Bruce Webb, Ph.D.
Child Outcomes Research
and Evaluation, OPRE
Administration for Children
and Families
Washington, DC
Mark Courtney
Chapin Hall Center
for Children
Chicago, IL
Brenda Jones Harden, Ph.D.
Department of Human
Development
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Beverly Jones
Fulton County Department
of Children and Family Services
Atlanta, GA