Disproportionality in Human Services.ppt

Disproportionality in Human Services A Broad View of Disparities Faced by American Indian and Alaskan Native Children in Human Services CHILD WELL-BEING (SAMPLE ITEMS) Insert table TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES (CDF, 2001) 1.3% were Native American (under represented) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (CMHS, 2003) American Indians/Alaska Natives Alcohol-related deaths among Native Americans ages 15-24 are 17 times higher than the national averages The suicide rate for Native American youth is three times the national average Only one trained mental health provider for every 17,000 Indian Children (Georgetown, 1996) JUVENILE JUSTICE American Indian youth are represented at 2.4 times the rate of Whites in state and federal juvenile justice systems and in secure confinement (DOJ, 1999) Incarcerated Indian youth are much more likely to be subjected to the harshest treatment in the most restrictive environments (Pepper spray, restraint, isolation and death while in confinement appear to be grossly and disproportionately applied to Indian youth) (YLC, 2003) THEORIES OF DISPROPORTIONATE MINORITY REPRESENTATION View I: “Disproportionate Need” Poverty American Indian/Alaska Native: 35% in poverty (rural 45%) African American: 30% (rural 46%) Hispanic: 28% (rural 41%) Asian-Pacific Islander: 12% (unknown) White: 10% (rural 12%) THEORIES OF DISPROPORTIONATE MINORITY REPRESENTATION Link Between Poverty and Maltreatment Families with incomes under $15,000 are 26.5 times more likely to have a substantiated incidence of maltreatment Neglect incidents are three times that of abuse (NIS-3) THEORIES OF DISPROPORTIONATE MINORITY REPRESENTATION Differential treatment: Investigation and Substantiation Indian children are victims of maltreatment at about the same rate as other children nationally, however, they: Are substantiated as maltreated twice as often as white children Experience placement 3 times as often (CWLA, 2003) THEORIES OF DISPROPORTIONATE MINORITY REPRESENTATION View