{"id":31548,"date":"2018-10-24T18:17:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T18:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caseyfamilyv2.wpengine.com\/racial-equity-lens-work-children-families\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T16:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:00:56","slug":"racial-equity-lens-work-children-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/es\/racial-equity-lens-work-children-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Why should we bring a racial equity lens to our work with children and families?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p>Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, founder and president of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, presented at a two-day convening hosted by Casey Family Programs in May 2018, where child welfare leaders and experts came together to share innovative strategies designed to improve child safety and reduce child abuse and neglect fatalities. She discussed this country\u2019s racial health disparities for infants and their mothers and explored how our history of racism, classism, and gender oppression has led to the health inequities we grapple with today. She offered a call to action for providers to actively address bias and racism in their daily work in order to improve health outcomes for children and families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"featured-video is-style-simple wp-block-featured-video\">\n  <div class=\"my-[100px] text-revolver\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n      \n      <div class=\"embed\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why should we bring a racial equity lens to our work with children and families?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/FY_MH5YlyfA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <div class=\"cta-wrap\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Child-Safety-Convening-2018.pdf\" target=\"\" class=\"cta\">Download presentation PDF<\/a>\n <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"qff_disclaimer align wp-block-disclaimer content-section\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-0 md:px-5\">\n <div class=\"qff_disclaimer__wrapper text-salt-box text-xs font-sofiapro border-t-2 border-spring-wood\">\n <p>Casey Family Programs consults with individuals and teams across the country to compile research, experiences, and insights about approaches that can safely reduce the need for foster care and ensure the well-being of children and families. 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