On November 19, 2021, the Evans School hosted a conversation about anti-racism in child welfare policy in partnership with the UW School of Social Work.

The child welfare system and policy arena has historically and today continues to demonstrate persistent disproportional racial representation and racial disparities in desired outcomes, such as reunification and adoption. The discussion focused on the historical legacy of racism within the child welfare system and policy realm, and considered initiatives that both de-center children’s removal from their homes and support family-strengthening activities in explicitly anti-racist ways.