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Policing Is Reproductive Oppression: How Policing and Carceral Systems Criminalize Parenting and Maintain Reproductive Oppression by Pendleton, Maya, Dettlaff, Alan J

“…Since the era of chattel slavery, the state has used institutionalized abuse and violence as a tool for reproductive control. Today, public institutions and…”
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Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in the Child Welfare System: Why Do They Exist, and What Can Be Done to Address Them? by Dettlaff, Alan J., Boyd, Reiko

“…Children of color are overrepresented in the child welfare system, and Black children have been most significantly impacted by this racial disproportionality…”
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It is not a broken system, it is a system that needs to be broken: the upEND movement to abolish the child welfare system by Dettlaff, Alan J., Weber, Kristen, Pendleton, Maya, Boyd, Reiko, Bettencourt, Bill, Burton, Leonard

“…The child welfare system disproportionately harms Black children and families through systemic over-surveillance, over-involvement, and the resulting adverse…”
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Immigrant and refugee children and families: culturally responsive practice by Dettlaff, Alan, Fong, Rowena

“…Designed for students of social work, public policy, ethnic studies, community development, and migration studies, Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families…”
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Challenges to Family Unity and Opportunities for Promoting Child Welfare in an Increasingly Punitive Immigration Landscape by Finno-Velasquez, Megan, Dettlaff, Alan J.

“…This paper describes specific challenges to family unity and child welfare among children in immigrant families resulting from immigration enforcement. Surges…”
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Voices from the Frontlines: Social Workers Confront the COVID-19 Pandemic by Abrams, Laura S, Dettlaff, Alan J

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The Unrealized Dream of Abolition by Dettlaff, Alan J

“…This article traces the origins and goals of the abolition movement in the United States that began during the era of chattel slavery to demonstrate that the…”
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Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth within in welfare: Prevalence, risk and outcomes by Dettlaff, Alan J., Washburn, Micki, Carr, Lynley “Christian”, Vogel, Alicia “Nikki”

“…The purpose of this study was to estimate the population of sexual minority or LGB (lesbian, gay and bisexual) children and youth involved with the child…”
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Reflections on the Ethical Possibilities and Limitations of Abolitionist Praxis in Social Work by Murray, Bethany Jo, Copeland, Victoria, Dettlaff, Alan J.

“…Since 2020, blatant forms of state violence within the United States have reignited attention in the field of social work, where numerous calls have been made…”
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The Decision Making Ecology of placing a child into foster care: A structural equation model by Graham, J. Christopher, Dettlaff, Alan J, Baumann, Donald J, Fluke, John D

“…Abstract The Decision Making Ecology provided a framework for empirically testing the impact of Case , Caseworker and Organizational factors on the decision to…”
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Racial Bias, Poverty, and the Notion of Evidence by Dettlaff, Alan J., Boyd, Reiko, Merritt, Darcey, Plummer, Jason Anthony, Simon, James D.

“…The overrepresentation of Black children has been observed in the child welfare system for nearly 60 years yet persists as un unresolved problem. Efforts to…”
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Disentangling substantiation: The influence of race, income, and risk on the substantiation decision in child welfare by Dettlaff, Alan J., Rivaux, Stephanie L., Baumann, Donald J., Fluke, John D., Rycraft, Joan R., James, Joyce

“…Understanding the source of disparities found at decision-making points along the child welfare pathway is essential to understanding and addressing the…”
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Cultural adaptations to augment health and mental health services: a systematic review by Healey, Priscilla, Stager, Megan L, Woodmass, Kyler, Dettlaff, Alan J, Vergara, Andrew, Janke, Robert, Wells, Susan J

“…Membership in diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural groups is often associated with inequitable health and mental health outcomes for diverse populations. Yet,…”
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Effects of Parent Immigration Status on Mental Health Service Use Among Latino Children Referred to Child Welfare by Finno-Velasquez, Megan, Cardoso, Jodi Berger, Dettlaff, Alan J, Hurlburt, Michael S

“…Objective:Latino families may be at risk of experiencing stressors resulting from the immigration process, such as those related to documentation status and…”
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Some Comments on the Notion of Social Work as a Human Service Cartel by Teasley, Martell L., Dettlaff, Alan J., Abrams, Laura S.

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The moderating effects of ethnicity on key predictors of trauma in child welfare involved adolescents by Washburn, Micki, Carr, L. Christian, Dettlaff, Alan J.

“…Key predictors of trauma were examined using a multi-group analysis of a nationally representative sample of 716 child welfare involved youth ages 11–17…”
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Special Foreword: The Intersection of Immigration and Child Welfare (First Issue) by Finno-Velasquez, Megan, Dettlaff, Alan J

“…These two special issues of Child Welfare revisit the topic of the intersection of immigration and child welfare 13 years after the journal's first issue on…”
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Development of an instrument to understand the child protective services decision-making process, with a focus on placement decisions by Dettlaff, Alan J, Christopher Graham, J, Holzman, Jesse, Baumann, Donald J, Fluke, John D

“…Abstract When children come to the attention of the child welfare system, they become involved in a decision-making process in which decisions are made that…”
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Yes We Can Allegheny: Implementing SOGIE Inclusive System Improvements in Child Welfare by Washburn, Micki, Good, Megan, Lucadamo, Shauna, Weber, Kristen, Bettencourt, Bill, Dettlaff, Alan J.

“…The getR.E.A.L Allegheny initiative is an ongoing university/child welfare/national nonprofit collaboration to build system capacity for affirmative practice…”
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Child maltreatment dynamics among immigrant and U.S. born Latino children: Findings from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW) by Dettlaff, Alan J., Johnson, Michelle A.

“…Latino children are the largest and fastest growing ethnic minority group in the United States, and the proportion of child maltreatment victims who are of…”
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