Posted on: February 20th, 2006
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ]
Tags: children, family
“Poor Hispanic children are less likely than anyone else in poverty to come in contact with the Texas child welfare system, and although experts speculate that their close-knit family structure plays a role, they also worry that abuse and neglect may be going undetected.
The disparity is especially perplexing because poverty, cited as a factor behind the disproportionate placement of other minorities in foster care, is even more pervasive in the Hispanic community.”
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