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This case study highlights the New York State Office of Children and Family Services’ (OCFS) use of two data practices - a disproportionality minority report packet and blind removal meetings - to reduce racial disproportionality and disparities in their child welfare system. This case study describes how the state and three select New York counties implement these data practices, the motivation and context for their equity work, facilitators and barriers to implementing the data practices, and opportunities for furthering the data practices.

This case study highlights two data practices the Children’s Services Administration (CSA) in the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and select counties use to promote equity in their child welfare system. 

This case study highlights two data practices the Talbot County, Maryland, Department of Social Services (DSS) uses to identify inequities in its child welfare system and improve its practice with families of color.

Learn how racial bias occurs in employment recruitment, applicant screening, job placement, and scheduling, and actions workforce development can take to reduce racial bias.

Learn how racial bias occurs in employment recruitment, applicant screening, job placement, and scheduling, and actions corporate leadership can take to reduce racial bias.

This brief describes how the VHT-NC projects used culture as a resource, which we define as using or integrating cultural values, beliefs, traditions, and activities into various project strategies and services offered. We explore how the projects incorporated culture within four programming areas: (1) project staffing, (2), education and training, (3) outreach, and (4) case management and supportive services. 

This brief describes how culturally responsive and participatory approaches (e.g., Tribal study approval, community engagement) were incorporated into the VHT-NC Formative Evaluation.

The Demonstration Grants to Strengthen the Response to Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities (VHT-NC) Program: Final Report of the Formative Evaluation summarizes the implementation of the six VHT-NC projects funded in September 2020, including their challenges and strengths. The report describes the VHT-NC projects’ (1) community context, (2) structure and approaches, (3) partnerships, (4) outreach and identification strategies, (5) case management and service delivery, and (6) community training. 

This brief provides a description of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on VHT-NC program implementation between 2020-2023.

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