Abstract
Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander populations are usually underrepresented in public child welfare systems. However, they are overrepresented in some state child welfare systems. Disproportionality and disparities exist with factors such as reluctance to use services, lack of visibility to professionals, lack of access to bilingual services, and biased systemic practices as contributing factors. Strategies to improve data documentation, to have less biased and stereotyped approaches, and to practice with cultural humility are recommended.
This chapter is from the book Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in the Child Welfare System