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Protect a child at every turn

Opinion By Mary McCarthy,Times Union Perspective page, May 3, 2009.

Citizen Review Panel National Directory of States

A resource containing a description of the Citizen Review Panels for child protective services throughout the nation, is on the National Citizens Review Panels Virtual Community website.

Racial and Ethnic Disproportionality and Disparities in Child Welfare

Sania Metzger, Director of Family Policy, Casey Family Servcies and NYC CRP panel member, and Khatib Waheed, Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Social Policy, October 2007

Disproportionate Minority Representation and Disparity, Issues for Discussion and Consideration

Citizens Review Panel, Office of Children and Family Services, Interagency Group, Gregory Owens, Presentor, October 2007

Racial Disparity in Foster Care Admissions

Fred Wulczyn and Bridgette Lery, Chapin Hall Center For Children at the University of Chicago. September 2007

African American Children in Foster Care, Additional HHS Assistance Needed to Help States Reduce the Proportion of Care

United States Government Accountability Office Report to the Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representative. July 2007

Places to Watch, Promising Practices to Address Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare

The Center for Community Partnerships in Child Welfare of the Center for the Study of Social Policy. December 2006

Synthesis of Research on Disproportionality in Child Welfare: An Update

Robert B. Hill, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Westat, Casey-CSSP Alliance for Racial Equity in the Child Welfare System. October 2006