Introduction / Joyce E. Everett -- The demography of African American families and children in the twentieth century / Jacqueline Marie Smith -- Institutional racism in child welfare / Robert B. Hill -- The impact of child welfare policies on African American families / Sandra P. Chipungu -- Informing the future of child welfare practices with African American families / Joyce O. Beckett and Nicole Lynn Lee -- African American families in context / Melvin N. Wilson, LaKeesha N. Woods, and Gina R. Hyjjawi -- Childrearing practices in African American families / Carmen P. Moten -- Best practices in kinship care for African American mothers and their children / Marian Harris -- Unwed African American fathers participation in child welfare permanency planning / Waldo E. Johnson, Jr. and Vaughn D. Bryant -- Substance abuse, homelessness, HIV/AIDS and African American children / Joshua N. Okundaye, Claudia Lawrence-Webb, and Pamela Smith -- An Africentric paradigm for child welfare practice / Crystal S. Mills and Debra Porchia Usher -- Family preservation, neighborhood-based services / Alma J. Carten and James R. Dumpson -- A culturally competent system of care for addressing mental health disparities in child welfare / Maxwell C. Manning -- African American adoptions / Ruth G. McRoy -- Conclusion: Still within our power. |