Inequities in Child Protective Services Contact Between Black and White Children.

ABSTRACT: Child protective services (CPS) contact occurs at substantially higher rates among Black than White families. The present study considers systemic racism as a central driver of this disparity and emphasizes racialized poverty as a possible mechanism. We used data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study and logistic regression analyses to assess the associations between income poverty, a racialized experience, and CPS contact, separately among Black and White families. Results indicated that income poverty was a significant predictor of CPS contact among White families, who were protected by higher income. In contrast, income per se was not a significant predictor of CPS contact among Black families, who were instead impacted by racialized family regulation and consequences of p

SUBMITTER: Thomas MMC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9325927 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature