Alan DettlaffDec 8, 2022

"From 2015 to 2019...DCS investigated the family lives of 1 of every 3 Black children in Maricopa County."

This is not for the purpose of "protection." This is state-sanctioned violence against Black families.

#ChildWelfare #SocialWork #Abolition

https://www.propublica.org/article/for-black-families-in-phoenix-child-welfare-investigations-are-constant-threat

For Black Families in Phoenix, Child Welfare Investigations Are a Constant Threat

One in three Black children in Maricopa County, Arizona, faced a child welfare investigation over a five-year period, leaving many families in a state of dread. Some parents are pushing back.

ProPublica
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@alandettlaff Get this: In the version on @NBCNightlyNews head of @ArizonaDCS tells @stephgosk disparities can't be due to #racism because if it were racism anti-bias training would fix it; we've done anti-bias training and the problem's still there, so: No racism! That's like saying if chemo doesn't cure your cancer, you don't have cancer! #childwelfare #fostercare
Dec 9, 2022 at 12:59amWeb
Show threadAlan DettlaffDec 9, 2022
@NCCPR lol, of course there’s no racism. Just ask Rick Barth.
Show threadNCCPRDec 9, 2022
@alandettlaff Between ProPublica's stories and the CBS Sunday Morning piece, think of all the great material the U. Of Maryland school of social work will have for their students next semester!