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Evaluating multisystemic efforts to impact disproportionality through key decision points
Dennette Derezotes1, Brad Richardson, Connie Bear King
1Race Matters Consortium, Westat, Chicago, Illinois 60616, USA. denettederezotes@westat.com
Child Welfare
|November 1, 2008
Summary
The Racial Equity Scorecard measures child welfare disproportionality at key decision points. This tool helps multisystemic approaches reduce racial inequities in child welfare systems.
Area of Science:
- Child Welfare Studies
- Racial Equity Research
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Disproportionality in child welfare systems is a significant issue.
- The Casey Foundation/Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) Alliance on Racial Equity (the Alliance) initiated a project to address this.
- Four communities participated in developing a measurement tool.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and implement a Racial Equity Scorecard.
- To measure disproportionality at key decision points within the child welfare system.
- To track changes resulting from multisystemic approaches aimed at reducing disproportionality.
Main Methods:
- Identification and measurement of key decision points in the child welfare system.
- Utilizing data from four participating communities (King County, WA; Guilford County, NC; Ramsey County, MN; Woodbury County, IA).
- Using Woodbury County, Iowa, data as a specific example for analysis.
Main Results:
- The article details the background and methodology for the scorecard's development.
- It provides an interpretation of the results obtained from the scorecard.
- Data analysis focuses on tracking changes to reduce disproportionality.
Conclusions:
- The Racial Equity Scorecard is a viable tool for measuring disproportionality.
- Data interpretation can inform future interventions.
- Multisystemic approaches show promise in reducing racial inequities in child welfare.
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