It is not a broken system, it is a system that needs to be broken: the upEND movement to abolish the child welfare system

The child welfare system disproportionately harms Black children and families through systemic over-surveillance, over-involvement, and the resulting adverse outcomes associated with foster care. Ending this harm will only be achieved when the forcible surveillance and separation of children from th...

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Published in:Journal of public child welfare 2020-10, Vol.14 (5), p.500-517
Main Authors: Dettlaff, Alan J., Weber, Kristen, Pendleton, Maya, Boyd, Reiko, Bettencourt, Bill, Burton, Leonard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
abolition
Black people
Child welfare
Children
disparities
Foster care
Racial disproportionality
Surveillance
Well being
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Summary:The child welfare system disproportionately harms Black children and families through systemic over-surveillance, over-involvement, and the resulting adverse outcomes associated with foster care. Ending this harm will only be achieved when the forcible surveillance and separation of children from their parents is no longer viewed as an acceptable form of intervention. This paper describes the upEND movement, a collaborative movement aimed at abolishing the child welfare system as we know it and reimagining how we as a society support child, family, and community safety and well-being.
ISSN:1554-8732
1554-8740
DOI:10.1080/15548732.2020.1814542