1. More than Black and White: Improving Outcomes for Texan Youth Sheila Dismuke-Williams, MSW Jon Olson, MSSW Texas Community Service Association Annual Conference November 10, 2015

2. Welcome!

3. The Texas Model: A Framework for Equity Activity: Who Am I? First Tool: Group Agreements Closing, Questions, Evaluation Tools to Encourage Race Equity and Organizational Change Definitions and Data Review Agenda To Do List:

4. Objectives 1.Discuss basic terminology and review data highlighting racial and ethnic disparities in Texas. 2.Identify and describe how implicit bias can impact our work and discuss techniques to support organizational change to reduce disparities. 3.Identify strategies for effective and equitable service delivery.

5. Group Agreements Respect Listen Struggle together Find growing edge No quick fix Manage technology Liberated zone

6. Activity: Who Am I? If someone asked you to describe your racial and ethnic identity, what would you tell them? What influences have affected your racial and ethnic identity? What has been the impact for you? What is one thing that brings you pride about your racial and ethnic identity? What do you wish others knew about your racial and ethnic identity? Source: Knowing Who You Are Participant Handbook, Casey Family Programs

7. Definitions: Establishing a Common Language TermDefinition Disproportionality The over- or under- representation of certain groups in a public agency relative to the group's proportion in the general population. Source: APHSA, 2010. DisparityDifferences that should not exist. Source: Byers, 2012. Health Disparity A type of difference in health that is closely linked with social or economic disadvantage. Health disparities negatively affect groups of people who have systematically experienced greater social or economic obstacles to health. Source: CDC, 2014. Disproportionate Minority Contact The disproportionate number of minority youth that come into contact with the juvenile justice system. Source: OJJDP, 2011. Achievement Gap When one group of students outperforms another group and the difference in average scores for the two groups is statistically significant. Source: NCES, 2014.

8. Definitions: Establishing a Common Language TermDefinition Equality The quality or state of being equal. Source: Merriam-Webster, m-w.com, 2014. Equity Everyone should have a fair opportunity to attain their full potential and that no one should be disadvantaged from achieving this potential if it can be avoided. Source: WHO, as cited in Whitehead, 1990. Race Equity Lens Brings into focus the ways in which race and ethnicity shape experiences with power, access to opportunity, treatment, and outcomes, both today and historically. Assessing racial equity in our institutions involves analyzing data and information about race and ethnicity; understanding disparities and learning why they exist; looking at problems and their root causes from a structural standpoint; and naming race explicitly when talking about problems and solutions. Source: Grantcraft, 2011.

9. Equality vs. Equity Adapted from indianfunnypicture.com by Office of Equity and Human Rights, Portland, Oregon

10. The Texas Model: A Framework for Equity

11. Advancing Data- Driven Strategies

12. CPS Infant Health Education Juvenile Justice Criminal Justice

13. Developing Leaders

15. Intake Assessment / Planning Stop / Close Service Delivery Re- Assessment Yes No

16. Collaborating Across Systems El Paso Juvenile and Adult Probation

17. Engaging Communities

18. Regional Disproportionality and Disparities Advisory Committees Input on Center initiatives, including Equity: Together We Can Achieve It! Citizen Review Teams Promotoras work with Office of Border Affairs Juvenile Justice agencies on Advisory Committees

19. Promoting Work Defined by Race Equity Principles Services are generally good for all recipients. More services are almost always good for improving outcomes. All individuals benefit from services more or less equally. We should strive for uniformity in service delivery. Poor outcomes are primarily due to irresponsibility, ignorance, and/or poor choices on part of individuals Poor outcomes, as experienced by different population groups, are out of our control – They will get worse over time as more people access services. Individuals benefit from services in different ways. High quality/equitable services are better for all individuals. Population groups benefit from services differently – Social and economic factors determine access and use of services. Mutual accountability – Poor outcomes are the responsibility of individuals AND systems Disparities exist. Communities and institutional gatekeepers working together can drive changes, reduce disparities and improve outcomes. Old Way of Thinking New Way of Thinking

20. Practice Change Examples –Bexar County Cross- Over Youth project –Bexar County – Crisis Intervention Training –State Advisory Coalition –Judicial Disproportionality Workgroup –SNAP eligibility change Promoting Work Defined by Race Equity Principles

21. Evaluation and Transformation NCJFCJ Disproportionality Benchcard Texas Child Protective Services Early Childhood Intervention

22. The Texas Model: A Framework for Equity

23. Tools Group Agreements Cultural sharing Analyzing decision points Who Am I? Training Unit meetings Performance Evaluations Dual Accountability Networking

24. “The system is designed for the results it is getting. If you want different results, you will have to redesign the system.” - ezra earl jones

25. Closing, Questions, Thank You! Sheila Dismuke-Williams sheila.dismuke- williams@hhsc.state.tx.us Jon Olson jon.olson@hhsc.state.tx.us