Host Stephen Henderson talks with Demetrius Starling, senior deputy director of the Children's Services Administration in the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, about the changes proposed by the Michigan Child Welfare Improvement Task Force. They discuss the disproportionate number of children of color in foster care and how they are more likely to be placed in institutional settings and age out without finding a forever family. Starling also speaks to the changes his department is making in the Diversity Equity & Inclusion space to address racial disparities in the child protection system, and he addresses the urgent need for more foster parents of color.

Episode 5121/Segment 1

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