To transform child welfare, take race out of the equation | Jessica Pryce

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Nurit Noy ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:12
I want you to imagine that you are a Child Protective Services worker.
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืชื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืฉืืชื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ืžืฉืจื“ ื”ืจื•ื•ื—ื” ืžืžื•ื ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื’ื ืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
00:17
And you have to respond to a report of child abuse.
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ื•ื”ื’ื‘ืชื ืœื“ื™ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
00:21
You walk into a home, unannounced, unexpected, certainly uninvited.
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ืืชื ื ื›ื ืกื™ื ืœื‘ื™ืช, ืœืœื ื”ื•ื“ืขื” ืžืจืืฉ, ืœื’ืžืจื™ ืœืœื ื”ื–ืžื ื”.
00:27
The first thing you see is a mattress in the middle of the room, on the floor.
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื ื”ื•ื ืžื–ืจืŸ ื‘ืืžืฆืข ื”ื—ื“ืจ, ืขืœ ื”ืจืฆืคื”.
00:30
Three kids lying on it, asleep.
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ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืขืœื™ื•, ื™ืฉื ื™ื.
00:33
There's a small table nearby with a couple of ashtrays,
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ืœื™ื“ ืขื•ืžื“ ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืงื˜ืŸ ื•ืขืœื™ื• ื›ืžื” ืžืืคืจื•ืช,
00:37
empty beer cans.
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ืคื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืจื” ืจื™ืงื•ืช.
00:40
Large rat traps are set in the corner,
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ืžืœื›ื•ื“ื•ืช ืขื ืงื™ื•ืช ืœื—ื•ืœื“ื•ืช ื‘ืคื™ื ื”,
00:42
not too far from where the kids lie asleep.
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ืœื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืจื—ื•ืง ืžื”ืžืงื•ื ื‘ื• ื™ืฉื ื™ื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
00:46
So you make a note.
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ืื– ืืชื ืจื•ืฉืžื™ื.
00:49
A part of your job is walking through the entire home.
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ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืชืคืงื™ื“ ื–ื” ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื™ืจื”.
00:52
So you start with the kitchen, where there's very little food.
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ืื– ืืชื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืžื”ืžื˜ื‘ื— ื‘ื• ื™ืฉ ืžืขื˜ ืžืื•ื“ ืื•ื›ืœ.
00:56
You notice another mattress in the bedroom, on the floor,
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ืืชื ืฉืžื™ื ืœื‘ ืœืžื–ืจื•ืŸ ื ื•ืกืฃ ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ืฉื™ื ื” ืขืœ ื”ืจื™ืฆืคื”.
00:59
that the mother shares with her infant child.
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ืฉื”ืืžื ื—ื•ืœืงืช ืขื ื”ืชื™ื ื•ืง ืฉืœื”.
01:04
Now, generally, at this point, two things may happen.
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ื˜ื•ื‘, ื‘ื“"ื› ื‘ืฉืœื‘ ื”ื–ื” ืฉื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืงืจื•ืช:
01:08
The children are deemed unsafe and removed from the home,
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ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžื•ื›ืจื–ื™ื "ื‘ืกื™ื›ื•ืŸ" ื•ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ืžื”ื‘ื™ืช,
01:12
and placed in state custody for a specified period of time.
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ื•ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืœื—ืกื•ืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”, ืœืžืขื•ืŸ ื–ืžื ื™.
01:16
Or the children remain with their family
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ืื•, ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื ืฉืืจื™ื ืขื ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื”ื
01:19
and the child welfare system provides help and support.
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ื•ืžืฉืจื“ ื”ืจื•ื•ื—ื” ืžืกืคืง ืขื–ืจื” ื•ืชืžื™ื›ื”.
01:25
When I was a Child Protective Services worker,
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ื›ืคืงื™ื“ืช ืกืขื“,
01:27
I saw things like this all the time.
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ืจืื™ืชื™ ื›ืืœื• ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ.
01:30
Some far better, some far worse.
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ื—ืœืงื ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื—ืœืงื ื’ืจื•ืข ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื”.
01:33
I asked you to imagine yourself in that home,
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ืื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืฉืช ืฉืชื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื–ื”,
01:36
because I wonder what crossed your mind.
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ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ืชื•ื”ื” ืขืœ ืžื” ื—ืฉื‘ืชื.
01:38
What guides your decisions?
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ืœืžื” ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื ืžื” ืฉื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื?
01:40
What's going to impact your opinion of that family?
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ืžื” ื™ืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ื“ืขืชื›ื ืขืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื”ื–ื•?
01:44
What race, ethnicity, did you think the family was?
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ืžืื™ื–ื” ื’ื–ืข ืื• ืขื“ื” ื—ืฉื‘ืชื ืฉื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื”ื–ื•?
01:49
I want you to realize that if those children were white,
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืชื‘ื™ื ื• ืฉืื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื”ื™ื• ืœื‘ื ื™ื,
01:53
it is more likely that their family stays together after that visit.
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ื™ืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืฉื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื”ื, ืชืฉืืจ ื‘ื™ื—ื“ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจ ื”ื–ื”.
01:58
Research done at the University of Pennsylvania
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ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉื ืขืฉื” ื‘ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ืคื ืกื™ืœื‘ื ื™ื”
02:00
found that white families, on average, have access to more help and more support
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ืžืฆื, ืฉืœืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืœื‘ื ื•ืช, ื‘ืžืžื•ืฆืข, ื™ืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืชืžื™ื›ื”
02:05
from the child welfare system.
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ืžืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืจื•ื•ื—ื”.
02:07
And their cases are less likely to go through a full investigation.
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ื•ืคื—ื•ืช ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ื™ื ืฉื”ืชื™ืงื™ื ืฉืœื”ืŸ ื™ื‘ื“ืงื•.
02:14
But on the other hand, if those kids are black,
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ืื‘ืœ, ืื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ืืœื• ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื,
02:17
they are four times more likely to be removed,
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ื™ืฉ ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืคื™ 4 ืฉื”ื ื™ื•ืฆืื• ืžื”ื‘ื™ืช
02:20
they spend longer periods of time in foster care,
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ื”ื ื™ื”ื™ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื–ืžืŸ ืืฆืœ ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืื•ืžื ื”,
02:24
and it's harder to find them a stable foster placement.
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ื•ืงืฉื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืœื”ื ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืื•ืžื ื” ืงื‘ื•ืขื•ืช.
02:29
Foster care is meant to be an immediate shelter of protection
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ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืื•ืžื ื” ื ื•ืขื“ื• ืœืชืช ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื•ื”ื’ื ื” ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ื™ื
02:32
for kids who are at high risk.
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ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ืกื™ื›ื•ืŸ ื’ื‘ื•ื”.
02:33
But it's also a confusing and traumatic exit from the family.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื’ื ื™ืฆื™ืื” ืžื”ืžืฉืคื—ื”, ื˜ืจืื•ืžืชื™ืช ื•ืงืฉื”.
02:39
Research done at the University of Minnesota
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ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉื ืขืจืš ื‘ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ืžื™ื ืกื•ื˜ื”
02:41
found that kids who went through foster care
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ืžืฆื ืฉืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืขื‘ืจื• ื‘ืžืขืจืš ื”ืื•ืžื ื”
02:43
had more behavioral problems and internalized issues
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ื”ื™ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื•ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื ืคืฉื™ื•ืช
02:46
than kids who remain with their families while receiving help and support.
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ืžื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื ืฉืืจื• ืขื ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืชื™ื”ื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืืœื• ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ืขื–ืจื” ื•ืชืžื™ื›ื”.
02:52
The scenario I mentioned earlier is not uncommon.
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ื”ืกืฆื ื” ืฉืชื™ืืจืชื™ ืงื•ื“ื ืื™ื ื” ื ื“ื™ืจื”.
02:55
A single mother, living in low-income housing
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ืื ื—ื“ ื”ื•ืจื™ืช, ื’ืจื” ื‘ื“ื™ืจื” ืฉื›ื•ืจื” ื–ื•ืœื”
02:57
with her four children.
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ืขื ืืจื‘ืขืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื”.
02:59
And the rats make it almost impossible to keep food,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืขื›ื‘ืจื™ื ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ื›ืžืขื˜ ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ื‘ื“ื™ืจื” ืื•ื›ืœ'
03:02
let alone fresh food in the home.
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ื‘ื˜ื— ืฉืœื ืื•ื›ืœ ื˜ืจื™.
03:05
Does that mother deserve to have her children taken from her?
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ื”ืื ืžื’ื™ืข ืœืืžื ื”ื–ื• ืฉื™ืœื“ื™ื” ื™ืœืงื—ื• ืžืžื ื”?
03:10
Emma Ketteringham, a family court attorney,
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ืืžื” ืงื˜ืจื™ื ื’ื”ื, ืขื•"ื“ ืœืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ ืžืฉืคื—ื”,
03:13
says that if you live in a poor neighborhood,
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ืื•ืžืจืช ืฉืื ืืชื ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืฉื›ื•ื ืช ืขื•ื ื™,
03:16
then you better be a perfect parent.
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ื›ื“ืื™ ืœื›ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืžื•ืฉืœืžื™ื.
03:19
She says that we place unfair, often unreachable standards
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ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืขืžื™ื“ื™ื ืกื˜ื ื“ืจื˜ื™ื ืœื ื”ื•ื’ื ื™ื ื•ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืœื ืืคืฉืจื™ื™ื
03:22
on parents who are raising their kids with very little money.
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ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืžื’ื“ืœื™ื ืืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื”ื ืขื ืžืขื˜ ืžืื•ื“ ื›ืกืฃ.
03:26
And their neighborhood and ethnicity
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ื•ื”ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ื•ื”ืžื•ืฆื ืฉืœื”ื
03:28
impact whether or not their kids are removed.
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ืžืฉืคื™ืขื™ื ืื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ื™ื•ืฆืื• ืžื”ื‘ื™ืช.
03:33
In the two years I spent on the front lines of child welfare,
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ื‘ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘"ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ื™ืœื“",
03:36
I made high-stakes decisions.
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ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช.
03:38
And I saw firsthand how my personal values impacted my work.
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ื•ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืื™ืš ื”ืขืจื›ื™ื ื”ืื™ืฉื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ืฉืคื™ืขื• ืขืœ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™.
03:42
Now, as social work faculty at Florida State University,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื‘ืคืงื•ืœื˜ื” ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืกื•ืฆื™ืืœื™ืช ื‘ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ืคืœื•ืจื™ื“ื”,
03:47
I lead an institute
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ืื ื™ ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื” ืžื•ืกื“
03:48
that curates the most innovative and effective child welfare research.
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ืฉืžื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ื”ืžืฉืคื™ืขื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ืจื•ื•ื—ืช ื”ื™ืœื“.
03:52
And research tells us that there are twice as many black kids in foster care,
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ื•ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ืžืจืื” ืœื ื• ืฉืื—ื•ื– ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืื•ืžื ื” ื”ื•ื ื›ืคื•ืœ,
03:57
twenty-eight percent,
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28%
03:59
than there are in the general population, 14 percent.
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ืžื—ืœืงื ื‘ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื” ื”ืจื’ื™ืœื” ืฉื”ื•ื 14%.
04:03
And although there are several reasons why,
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ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื™ืฉื ืŸ ื›ืžื” ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืœื›ืš,
04:05
I want to discuss one reason today:
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืชืžืงื“ ื‘ืกื™ื‘ื” ืื—ืช ื”ื™ื•ื:
04:08
implicit bias.
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ื“ืขื•ืช ืงื“ื•ืžื•ืช ื ืกืชืจื•ืช.
04:10
Let's start with "implicit."
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ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘"ื ืกืชืจื•ืช".
04:12
It's subconscious, something you're not aware of.
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ื–ื” ืชืช ื”ื›ืจืชื™, ืืชื ืœื ืžื•ื“ืขื™ื ืœื”ืŸ.
04:16
Bias -- those stereotypes and attitudes
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ื“ืขื•ืช ืงื“ื•ืžื•ืช, ืกื˜ืจื™ืื•ื˜ื™ืคื™ื ื•ื’ื™ืฉื•ืช
04:19
that we all have about certain groups of people.
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ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืžืกื•ื™ื™ืžื•ืช.
04:22
So, implicit bias is what lurks in the background
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ืื– ื“ื™ืขื•ืช ืงื“ื•ืžื•ืช ืžืจื•ืžื–ื•ืช ื”ืŸ ืžื” ืฉื ืžืฆื ื‘ืจืงืข
04:25
of every decision that we make.
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ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ื™ื.
04:28
So how can we fix it?
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ืื– ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืชืงืŸ ืืช ื–ื”?
04:30
I have a promising solution that I want to share.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ืขืœื™ื•.
04:34
Now, in almost every state,
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ื›ืžืขื˜ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื“ื™ื ื”
04:36
there are high numbers of black kids going into foster care.
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ืžื”ื‘ื™ืช.
04:40
But data revealed that Nassau County,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืžืจืื™ื ืฉื‘ืžื—ื•ื– ื ืกืื•,
04:43
a community in New York,
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ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ืช ื ื™ื•-ื™ื•ืจืง,
04:45
had managed to decrease the number of black kids being removed.
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ื”ืฆืœื™ื—ื” ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื“ ืืช ืžืกืคืจ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ื”ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ืžื‘ืชื™ื”ื.
04:48
And in 2016, I went into that community with my team
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ื‘ืฉื ืช 2016 ื‘ื™ืงืจืชื™ ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ื–ื• ืขื ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื™,
04:54
and led a research study,
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ื•ื ื™ื”ืœืชื™ ืžื—ืงืจ,
04:55
discovering the use of blind removal meetings.
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ื‘ื• ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืขืจืš ืฉืœ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื•ืฆืื” "ืขื™ื•ื•ืจื•ืช".
04:59
This is how it works.
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ื›ื›ื” ื–ื” ืขื•ื‘ื“:
05:02
A case worker responds to a report of child abuse.
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ื‘ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืœื“ื™ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
05:05
They go out to the home,
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ืขื•"ืก ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœื‘ื™ืช,
05:06
but before the children are removed,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืžื•ืฆื™ืื™ื ืืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
05:08
the case worker must come back to the office
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ื”ืขื•"ืก ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืœืžืฉืจื“,
05:11
and present what they found.
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ื•ืœื”ืฆื™ื’ ืืช ืžื” ืฉืจืื•.
05:13
But here's the distinction:
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœ:
05:14
When they present to the committee,
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ื›ืฉื”ื ืžืฆื™ื’ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžืงืจื” ืœื•ื•ืขื“ื”,
05:16
they delete names, ethnicity, neighborhood, race,
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ื”ื ืžื•ื—ืงื™ื ืืช ื”ืฉื, ื”ืžื•ืฆื, ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ืช,
05:20
all identifiable information.
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ื›ืœ ืžื™ื“ืข ืžื–ื”ื”.
05:23
They focus on what happened, family strength, relevant history
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ืžืชืžืงื“ื™ื ื‘ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื, ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช, ื‘ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืจืœื•ื•ื ื˜ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื”,
05:29
and the parents' ability to protect the child.
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ื•ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืœื”ื’ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ื™ืœื“.
05:32
With that information, the committee makes a recommendation,
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ืขืœ ืกืžืš ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ื”ื–ื”, ื”ื•ื•ืขื“ื” ืžืžืœื™ืฆื”,
05:36
never knowing the race of the family.
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ื‘ืœื™ ืœื“ืขืช ืืช ื’ื–ืข ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื”.
05:40
Blind removals have made a drastic impact in that community.
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ืฉื™ื˜ืช ื”"ื”ื”ืจื—ืงื•ืช ื”ืขื™ื•ื•ืจื•ืช" ื”ืฉืคื™ืขื• ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื“ืจืžื˜ื™ืช ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ื–ื•.
05:44
In 2011, 57 percent of the kids going into foster care were black.
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ื‘-2011, 57% ืžื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื”ื•ืฆืื• ืžื”ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื™ื• ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื.
05:49
But after five years of blind removals, that is down to 21 percent.
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ื•ืื—ืจื™ 5 ืฉื ื™ื ืฉืœ "ื”ืจื—ืงื•ืช ืขื™ื•ื•ืจื•ืช", ื”ืื—ื•ื– ื™ืจื“ ืœ21%.
05:54
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
06:01
Here's what we learned from talking to some of the case workers.
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ื”ื ื” ืžื” ืฉืœืžื“ื ื• ืžืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืขื ืขื•"ืกื™ื:
06:04
"When a family has a history with the department,
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"ื›ืฉืœืžืฉืคื—ื” ื™ืฉ ืขื‘ืจ ื‘ืžื—ืœืงืช ื”ืจื•ื•ื—ื”,
06:07
many of us hold that history against them,
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ืจื‘ื™ื ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ืฉืœื”ื ื ื’ื“ื,
06:10
even if they're trying to do things differently."
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืื ื”ื ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชื ื•ืช."
06:13
"When I see a case from a certain apartment building,
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"ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ืžืงืจื” ืžื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ,
06:16
neighborhood or zip code,
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ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืื• ืื™ื–ื•ืจ ืžืกื•ื™ื™ืžื™ื,
06:18
I just automatically think the worst."
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ืื ื™ ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ืช ืื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื”ื’ืจื•ืข ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ"
06:22
"Child welfare is very subjective, because it's an emotional field.
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"ืจื•ื•ื—ืช ื™ืœื“ ื”ื™ื™ื™ื ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืื•ื“ ืกื•ื‘ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื ืžืขืœื” ื”ืžื•ืŸ ืจื’ืฉื•ืช.
06:26
There's no one who doesn't have emotions around this work.
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ืœื›ื•ืœื ืขื•ืœื™ื ืจื’ืฉื•ืช ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ื–ื•.
06:29
And it's very hard to leave all of your stuff at the door
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ื•ื–ื” ืงืฉื” ืžืื•ื“ ืœื”ืชื ืชืง ื‘ื“ืœืช ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืžื›ืœ ื”'ื—ื•ืžืจ' ื”ืื™ืฉื™.
06:32
when you do this work.
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ื›ืฉืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ื–ื•.
06:33
So let's take the subjectivity of race and neighborhood out of it,
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ืื– ื‘ื•ืื• ื ื•ืฆื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื ื•ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ืช ืžื”ืžืฉื•ื•ืื”,
06:38
and you might get different outcomes."
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ื•ืืœื™ ืชื”ื™ื” ืชื•ืฆืื” ืฉื•ื ื”."
06:42
Blind removals seem to be bringing us closer
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ื ืจืื” ืฉ"ื”ืจื—ืงื•ืช ืขื™ื•ื•ืจื•ืช" ืžื‘ื™ืื•ืช ืื•ืชื ื• ืงืจื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ
06:45
to solving the problem of implicit bias in foster-care decisions.
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ืœืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื ื˜ื•ืœ ื“ื™ืขื•ืช ืงื“ื•ืžื•ืช ื ืกืชืจื•ืช, ืฉืžืฉืคื™ืขื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื”.
06:50
My next step is figuring out
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ื”ืฆืขื“ ื”ื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืœืคืขื ื—
06:52
how to use artificial intelligence and machine learning
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ืื™ืš ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื‘ื™ื ื” ืžืœืื›ื•ืชื™ืช ื•ื‘ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืžื›ื•ื ื”
06:55
to bring this project to scale
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืงื“ื ืืช ื”ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ื”ื–ื”
06:57
and make it more accessible to other states.
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ื•ืœื”ืคื™ืฅ ืื•ืชื• ืœืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื ื•ืกืคื•ืช.
07:00
I know we can transform child welfare.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ืจื•ื•ื—ื”.
07:03
We can hold organizations accountable
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื“ืจื•ืฉ ืžืื™ืจื’ื•ื ื™ื ืœืงื—ืช ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช
07:05
to developing the social consciousness of their employees.
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ืขืœ ืคื™ืชื•ื— ื”ืžืฆืคื•ืŸ ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
07:09
We can hold ourselves accountable
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืงื—ืช ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช
07:11
to making sure our decisions are driven by ethics and safety.
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ื•ืœื•ื•ื“ื ืฉื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืžื‘ื•ืกืกื•ืช ืขืœ ืžื•ืกืจื™ื•ืช ื•ืขืœ ื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื•ืช.
07:15
Let's imagine a child welfare system that focuses on partnering with parents,
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ื‘ื•ืื• ื ื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ ืžืขืจื›ืช ืจื•ื•ื—ื” ืฉืžืชืžืงื“ืช ื‘ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ืคืขื•ืœื” ืขื ื”ื•ืจื™ื.
07:21
empowering families,
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ืžื—ื–ืงืช ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช,
07:22
and no longer see poverty as failure.
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ื•ืœื ืจื•ืื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืขื•ื ื™, ื›ื™ืฉืœื•ืŸ.
07:26
Let's work together to build a system
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ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ื™ื—ื“ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืžืขืจื›ืช
07:29
that wants to make families stronger instead of pulling them apart.
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ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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