2025 - RDD Discussion Guide

FEBRUARY Disproportionality in Foster Care BLACK HISTORY MONTH Discuss: Riverside County’s 2024 data reflected our Black children entered foster care more than 2 times the general population. What else does the data tell us? Review: Video: What challenges have you seen in our child welfare practices that might be impacting Black children in care? How can you minimize disparity in your practice? What steps can you take or have taken to help reduce the entry of Black children into foster care or timely permanency of Black children? Let’s Celebrate! How are you sharing and/or celebrating Black History Month? Here are some resources to check out: Rare audio of enslaved people connects history to the present Best African American Genealogy Websites: 10 Million Names. Recover. Restore. Remember. Why Black History Month Matters for Children in Foster Care The Trauma of Being Black in Foster Care 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. 3. Action: Discuss one or all of the questions below, either in pairs or as a group:

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