Barriers to Reducing Racial Disproportionality of Black Children in Los Angeles County Child Welfare This project explores the barriers to reducing racial disproportionality in Los Angeles County's child welfare system by analyzing data collected through interviews, focus group discussions, and document analysis. The research aims to identify obstacles to implementing policies

Beyond Blind Removal: Color Consciousness and Anti-Racism in Los Angeles County Child Welfare Blind removal aims to reduce racial disproportionality by removing racial demographics from the removal decision-making process after an investigation of alleged child abuse or neglect. On July 13, 2021, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion

Mental Health Among Foster & Adopted Youth Youth with foster care experience are at a higher risk for developing psychopathology and experience greater rates of mental health disorders compared to the general population. In addition, the stress associated with the pandemic has likely exacerbated the psychological burden of current or former foster

Substance Use & The Child Welfare System This report will explore the mental and developmental health concerns related to childhood exposure to parental substance use. The three areas of focus are (1) how parenting is impacted by substance use and how these effects differ based on the type of substance; (2) how

Fostering Overall Health: A 6-Part Community Speaker Series Join the UCLA Pritzker Center for a training series designed for caregivers, social workers, FFAs and others involved in child welfare. About this event Training dates and descriptions are below. All sessions are from 1:30-3:00 PT on Zoom. Zoom links will be sent prior

Courageous Conversations The Foster Together Network has selected the UCLA Pritzker Center to support and evaluate its Courageous Conversations project. Through a series of focus groups, this study will issue a report in late spring with the following objectives in mind:   Increased understanding of experiences, attitudes, and perceptions related to providing care

Transracial Fostering and Adoption: A 3-part series with Angela Tucker September 7, 2021 September 14, 2021 September 21, 2021 1:00-3:00 p.m. PDT - ZOOM Full YouTube Playlist RSVP

Stable and Strong Families Training Series: Join the UCLA Pritzker Center & experts from UCLA for a training series designed for foster family agencies, caregivers and social workers. Full YouTube Playlist June 17 Building Resource Family Protective Factors and ways to access local resources: Daisy

2021 Summer Child Welfare Academy A free multidisciplinary program exploring foster care and related issues for all UCLA students. The UCLA Pritzker Center's Summer Child Welfare Academy is a three-week multidisciplinary program for UCLA students interested in learning more about foster care and youth justice, and the related issues of education, law, health

Countless children enter foster care due to allegations of domestic violence in the home. Often, these allegations result in a finding of neglect for failure to protect. Yet removing children from their homes and placing them in foster care for an isolated allegation of domestic violence can result in further trauma for both the DV survivor and the children, and result in other harms, particularly in diverse communities of color.