title: Racial disparity in Minnesota's child protection system.
abstract: Minnesota has been recognized by several studies as a state with a significant amount of racial disparity in its child protection system. This study, using 2001 data from Minnesota's Social Services Information Service, was conducted to determine at which of the six decision points in Minnesota's child welfare system racial disparities are statistically significant. The authors employ a nested model to examine a child's journey through the Minnesota child protection system. Using binary logistic regression, they are able to determine the odds that a child belonging to a particular racial or ethnic group would progress to the next decision point.
authors.affiliation: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-3091, USA. erikpaul@onvoymail.com
authors.forename: Erik P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Donald
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pichotta
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005191:Family Characteristics / Q000208:ethnology; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008910:Minnesota; D011203:Poverty / Q000208:ethnology; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*