US: The power of wishful thinking: the case of “race-blind removals” in child welfare (Opinion)
Child Welfare Monitor – July 27, 2021
When wishful thinking is used to distort available data to support a given theory or policy, it becomes a problem. Such is the case with “race-blind” removals. The story of how this simple concept became viewed as a solution to the disproportional share of Black children in foster care, in relationship to their share of the general population, is a case study in the misuse of data to promote a particular viewpoint.
Also: A case study in public child welfare: county-level practices that address racial disparity in foster care placement: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15548732.2018.1467354
Also: “Upending child welfare” means devaluing Black children’s lives (Opinion): https://childwelfaremonitor.org/2020/11/02/upending-child-welfare-means-devaluing-black-childrens-lives/

The power of wishful thinking: the case of “race-blind removals” in child welfare