KS BRAVE - 4 Questions for Racial Equity by Center for Research to Transform Systems for Family, Community & Social Justice

-Poverty is an issue and so the key is try ensure that poverty does not impact permanency

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CASA (local, state, and even nationally!)

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Is this an actual safety concern?

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Housing is another issue. This is tied to poverty, even though many people live above the poverty line this does not mean they can afford housing.

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What is the safety concerns?

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Is it safety or are we looking for perfection?

Are we clear on safety versus risk?

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The CIP Director if not already involved

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Mandated reporters

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Identifying other safe people to serve formally or informally as guardians, custodians, placement

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Is what is happening now have lead to the removal?

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Do we keep moving the bar and changing expectations?

Bias of "players"

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Risk vs safety

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Is it a risk concern? Are differences of culture seen as a risk concern? What are youth's perspective?

Three District Court Judges in Johnson County. Judges Cameron over felony docket, Ashford misdemeanors, and Sloan CINC. Don Hymer is our DA over the Juvenile Division. They are often interested in in making meaningful changes.

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Ignorance of "players"

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Everyone/all counties should be having the conversation on implementing 4 questions.

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Is there a service that if provided, could avoid placement in out of home care

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Court Service Officers are one of the people to be involved.

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Will everyone buy in? Will people with lived experience feel their voice is valued? Will the families that this effects directly feel like this is a valuable solution for a real problem?

Are we investing resources (training, etc.) to understand safety versus risk for all partners in the system?

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Include court service officers

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Not having coordinated and ongoing training for all partners on safety versus risk.

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The thought that this is "another task added to our plate"

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The lens in which partners view their work. For example, judges are concerned with a broader view of the system and the rights of the child. The prosecutor with public safety and representing the voice of the victim. Public defender or child advocate best interest of the child.

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Not reintegrating children when safety has been removed and there are risk factors.

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Families need to know what must be done for their children to come home.

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what would this look like for all players involved. Additionally, there is fear in sending children home to unsafe situations.

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How to speed up the process and necessary "requirements" that seem to be a hinderance to permanency - and often feel blaming and not family friendly.

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Missing key social services

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Such as housing, mental health, etc.