Missing in Plain Sight: Why Black Girls Deserve Our Attention, Too
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Thank you to all who were able to join us for the webinar on August 15, 2024! We appreciated the great questions, and we hope to keep the conversation going. Below you can find the video as well as related resources.
Webinar Recording
Black girls are an understudied, undervalued, and misunderstood population – particularly when they are system involved. This webinar weaves data from a report co-authored by CJJR and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) with research to elucidate the tragic trajectories of many Black girls who are placed in the child welfare system, go missing, and find themselves involved in the legal system.
Related Resources
You can find additional resources related to the webinar by clicking on the links below.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
National Foster Youth and Alumni Policy Council
Human Trafficking Among Traditionally Marginalized Youth
(video)
Let Her Learn: Stopping School Pushout for Girls in Foster Care (Publication)
Overrepresented and Under-Discussed: From Conceptual Analysis to Practical Implications for Crossover Among Black Girls (Publication)
The Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline: The Girls’ Story (Publication)
Related Programs
We encourage you to explore our website! There are, however, three programs that might be of particular interest that touch on the themes of the webinar:
Addressing Commercial Sexual Exploitation
We hosted a three-part series of webinars that dove deep into the problem of commercial sexual exploitation of children. This page hosts all three videos, as well as related resources.
Not Just for Show: How to Create an Inclusive Organizational Culture that Authentically Supports LGBQ/GNCT Youth
As noted in the webinar, authentic supports and understanding for the disproportionately represented kids who identify as LGBTQ in youth legal and child welfare systems is critical. Our next webinar on August 28th will dive deep into this topic, as we host a conversation with those who are working to implement local system transformation.
Crossover Youth Practice Model
Finally, CJJR is at the forefront of research and local reform efforts to address the plight of crossover youth–kids who are at risk of or are fluctuating between the child welfare and youth legal systems. You can learn more about the Model and its implementation in more than 120 counties and 23 states in this section of our site.