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PA: How institutions and society fail Pittsburgh’s Black girls

October 19, 2016 by Greg Cywnar

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:

PA: How institutions and society fail Pittsburgh’s Black girls
Pittsburgh Courier – October 17, 2016
In Allegheny County, Black teenage girls are disproportionately channeled to the child welfare system, they’re more likely to be removed from their homes, and they face other disparities like greatly increased referrals to juvenile court, compared to White girls. Report: http://publicsource.org/investigations/how-institutions-and-society-fail-pittsburghs-black-girls#fisareport
http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/2016/10/17/how-institutions-and-society-fail-pittsburghs-black-girls/

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