Racial Bias in the Welfare System and How to Overcome It

Cognitive Institute of Dallas has always emphasized that its goal is to lead the dialogue and take action on social injustice and has plans to restore families whose parents have high recidivism of the family court systems. This includes rates of family services, and returned to prison, as well as those whose parents are financially supported by states housing and low-income services.

Also, according to foster care statistics provided by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, black children make up 14% of the total child population, but 22% of children in foster care [https://www.aecf.org/blog/us-foster-care-population-by-race-and-ethnicity]. This means that race appears to play a role, as the percentage of children in foster care is most often black or African American. The total number of children in foster care in the United States in 2021 is 168,000 children of all races, compared to 86,000 children in foster care, statistically speaking, were black or African Americans. This means that over 50% of children in foster care in 2021 are African American.

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