Child welfare system's impact on Black families and children - The Sacramento Observer

Social workers say that they were not allowed to make decisions themselves, but rather a group established by the welfare district made them. According to Pohte, it was a misunderstanding.

50-State Review Reveals Child Welfare Failures on Psych Med Oversight

50-State Review Reveals Child Welfare Failures on Psych Med Oversight A 50-state review of child welfare policies and class-action lawsuits across the country shows spotty enforcement of a federal mandate that child welfare agencies monitor psychotropic prescriptions for foster youth; according to the Imprint on March 26, “High prescribing rates remain rampant across the country, according to a recent federal review of Medicaid claims for more t…

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Child welfare system's impact on Black families and children - The Sacramento Observer

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff WriterThere is a deep-seated distrust of the child welfare system within the Black community, stemming from a history of racial bias and systemic inequities. The fear of children being “snatched up” by “the system” and placed in the control of strangers is all too real.Black parents are more likely to have Child Protective Services (CPS) called on them. Black children are more likely to be removed from the…