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race, termination of parental rights, foster care, etc.

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear Colleagues,</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=4 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>In the
important article: </span></font>Charlow, A. (2001&#8211;2002). Race, poverty
and neglect. <i><span style='font-style:italic'>William Mitchell Law Review, 28</span></i>,
763&#8211;790.</p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Charlow described the particularly dire
situation of African American children being removed from their homes
disproportionately, the parental rights being terminated and their subsequent
long stays in foster care, often until they age out. This article was based in
part on figures that are at this point a decade old.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Where can I find the more recent figures
for children in foster care, by race, likelihood of adoption, etc? I know the
Anna E Casey foundation came out with a study recently on Latino infants in
foster care, but that was based on 15 cities only, if I remember&#8212;I don&#8217;t
know how representative it is. I am wondering if Charlow&#8217;s observations
continue to hold true, if the situation has improved or deteriorated, how it is
for American Indian children, etc. Any thoughts on this?</span></font></p>

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14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>All help much appreciated, on or off list.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Lisa Fontes, Ph.D.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Union Institute and University</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>LFontes@rcn.com</span></font></p>

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