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21329189

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-18
pubmed:abstractText
The goal of this study was to assess whether child welfare services were available and proximal in identified, predominantly Black and Hispanic zip code areas of three southern cities. GIS mapping of services contained in a state 2-1-1 community services data base revealed that there were no treatment services and/or no public transportation and/or lengthy public (bus) transportation times in 50% of the identified areas of one city and in almost 25% of the three cities combined. The authors suggest service availability and proximity should increase the likelihood of parent enrollment, attendance and completion which should increase parent dependency court compliance rates. Further, they suggest that court compliance rates should increase the rate of return of Black children to their parents and thereby reduce child welfare caseloads. Given, the logic of their argument, the authors go on to recommend that child welfare administrators annually perform GIS analyses of State 2-1-1 community services data bases to keep abreast of child welfare service availability and proximity. Additionally, they offer a number of recommendations for how to increase service availability and proximity in predominantly Black and Hispanic urban areas.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
H
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1079-3739
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
277-320
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Social service availability & proximity and the over-representation of minority children in child welfare.
pubmed:affiliation
The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article