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What Does Quality and Evidence Look Like When You Care About Racial Equity and Families of Young Children in the Child Welfare System?

Archived Meeting Resources
August 25, 2022
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This session was presented during the BUILD 2021 National Conference.

In this session, panelists will respond to the following questions: Why should we talk about child- welfare-involved families at an early childhood conference? What are the challenges of meeting the complex needs of families with evidence-based interventions? How do child welfare and early childhood systems respond to people who have been marginalized by both systems? What are the benefits and limitations of implementing evidence-based models, such as home visiting and early childhood court teams, with families of color with young children who are engaged in the child welfare system?

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