Racial Disparities in the U.S. Child Protection System Etiology and Solutions

Barbarin, Oscar A.

doi:10.1007/s42448-020-00063-5

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“…Today, African American families continue to experience family separation via policies and practices that result in disproportionate rates of child welfare removals, school suspension and the "school-to-prison" pipeline, and incarceration of children and caregivers for nonviolent offenses (e.g. Barbarin, 2021;Kendi, 2019;Miller, 2018; U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, 2016). Such policies are key targets for systemic change informed by attachment theory and research.…”

Section: Advocating For Anti-racist Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

Working toward anti-racist perspectives in attachment theory, research, and practice

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Barbarin

Cassidy

2021

Attachment & Human Development

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Recent social movements have illuminated systemic inequities in U.S. society, including within the social sciences. Thus, it is essential that attachment researchers and practitioners engage in reflection and action to work toward anti-racist perspectives in the field. Our aims in this paper are (1) to share the generative conversations and debates that arose in preparing the Special Issue of Attachment & Human Development, "Attachment Perspectives on Race, Prejudice, and Anti-Racism"; and (2) to propose key considerations for working toward anti-racist perspectives in the field of attachment. We provide recommendations for enriching attachment theory (e.g. considering relations between caregivers' racial-ethnic socialization and secure base provision), research (e.g. increasing the representation of African American researchers and participants), and practice (e.g. advocating for policies that reduce systemic inequities in family supports). Finally, we suggest two relevant models integrating attachment theory with perspectives from Black youth development as guides for future research.

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Section: Advocating For Anti-racist Policymentioning

confidence: 99%