Despite reforms, Native kids remain overrepresented in Washington state. Tribal systems offer hope but need more support and resources.
Race and Equity
A lack of Asian foster parents makes family reunions harder to reach for Asian families.
A custom dataset shows toxic cleanups take far longer in marginalized Bay Area communities — even for comparable sites like underground storage tanks.
Chinese immigrant parents risk losing children to the foster system due to cultural, language, and legal gaps. With few Asian foster homes, kids often lose heritage and ties to family.
Racial inequities in health care and research have long been a problem. Increasing the number of Black participants in clinical trials can help reduce those racial gaps.
Torn apart in foster care, the consequences of family separation rippled through the lives of Amy and her sisters – and then their children.
El primer programa residencial del condado para mujeres latinas se centrará en una atención culturalmente competente.
“The academic in me is never going to say causality,” said Harvard's Jeremy Faust. “But the person with a functioning brain is going to say I’m worried about a causal relationship.”
Black youth face systemic racism, trauma, and abuse in foster care. Advocates push reforms, kinship care, and support to break cycles and improve outcomes.
Asian Americans are disproportionately affected by hepatitis B, especially by chronic infections. Years of community work have led to better outreach, and new efforts like universal screening are starting to build momentum.