Context Corner
Why I Focus on Racism, and Anti-Black Racism in Particular, in Child Welfare
By Dr. Tricia Stephens I am a researcher, an academic and a believer in using data to support deep thinking about social problems. I could... Read More
Recent Work
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Research Spotlight
Leslie Paik, Trapped in a Maze: How social control institutions drive family poverty and inequality
Families often end up in contact with the child welfare system because of difficulties navigating NYC’s public systems to address family challenges. Trapped in a... Read More
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Deep Dive
Where to Find Data on Investigations in NYC
In New York City, 44% of Black children, 43% of Latino children and 19% of white children experience an investigation in childhood. As ProPublica reported,... Read More
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Featured
Research Summary: The Role of Economic Setbacks and Hardships in Child Welfare Involvement
New research has found that family economic setbacks and lack of access to basic economic needs predict child welfare involvement—and that economic policies that soften financial... Read More
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Our Work
Recent News: Testimony to the Assembly on investment in families and communities
Oct 18, 2022: The State Assembly Committee on Children and Families held a hearing on “the state of primary prevention in NY,” including discussion of whether expanded family supports should... Read More
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Our Work
“Upstream City”: Nora’s monthly column in The Imprint
This series examines how New York City can target community conditions and invest in family health to reduce child welfare involvement. It seeks to offer... Read More
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Context Corner
“Somebody’s Children or Nobody’s Children?” cast an entirely new light on the depth and breadth of family regulation
Each month, FPP Co-Founder Dr. Tricia Stephens summarizes and comments on selected child welfare articles, exploring the history of contemporary child welfare policies and practices... Read More
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Featured
Extreme Family Stress, Extraordinary Family Investment: Lessons from a pandemic that upended the New York City child welfare system
This paper was originally published on the website of the Narrowing the Front Door of NYC’s Child Welfare System Work Group. What would happen if... Read More