Richardson Brad
University of Iowa School of Social Work, National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Child Welfare. 2008;87(2):297-317.
Children of color are overrepresented in child welfare in Iowa at a rate double their percentage of the population. In 2005 the Iowa Department of Human Services implemented two pilot demonstration projects to address overrepresentation of Native American and African American children in the child welfare system. The projects, called the Minority Youth and Families Initiative (MYFI), included ongoing evaluation. Results obtained over two years indicate improved worker and participant alliance, family functioning, and outcomes for children. Findings are discussed and recommendations are provided for further improvements in practice, research, and evaluation to reduce racial disparities the child welfare system.
在爱荷华州，有色人种儿童在儿童福利体系中的占比过高，其比例是该州人口比例的两倍。2005年，爱荷华州公共服务部实施了两个试点示范项目，以解决美国原住民和非裔美国儿童在儿童福利系统中占比过高的问题。这些项目名为“少数族裔青年与家庭倡议”（MYFI），包括持续评估。两年来获得的结果表明，工作人员与参与者之间的联盟、家庭功能以及儿童的结局都有所改善。本文讨论了研究结果，并为在实践、研究和评估方面进一步改进以减少儿童福利系统中的种族差异提供了建议。
