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  • Child Welfare
  • Racial Equity
  • Public Policy Analysis

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  • Differential response models aim for flexible child welfare interventions to enhance family engagement and child safety.
  • Minnesota's Family Assessment (FA) response is a specific differential response model implemented to improve child welfare practices.
  • Examining racial equity in child welfare systems is crucial for ensuring fair and just outcomes for all families.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of Minnesota's Family Assessment (FA) response on racial equity in child welfare.
  • To determine if race predicts pathway assignment to FA versus traditional investigation (TI).
  • To analyze racial disparities in switching pathways from FA to TI over time.

Main Methods:

  • Logistic regression analysis of administrative child welfare data from 2003-2010 (n=122,095).
  • Examination of two decision points: initial pathway assignment and pathway switching.
  • Control for socioeconomic factors like poverty and other risk factors in the analysis.

Main Results:

  • African American, Native American, and Multiracial children were less likely to be assigned to FA compared to Caucasian children in certain years.
  • Hispanic children were more likely to be assigned to FA compared to non-Hispanic children in several years.
  • Racial disparities in switching from FA to TI significantly decreased over the study period.

Conclusions:

  • Applying a racial equity lens is essential when implementing and evaluating new child welfare policies.
  • The study underscores the need for further research into the experiences of underrepresented groups, such as Native American and Multiracial families.
  • Equitable implementation of differential response models requires ongoing monitoring and analysis to address racial disparities.