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This presentation will explore demographic data from current FDC evaluations to raise the important discussion about disproportionality in FDC programs and whether they are serving children and families that are representative of the overall child welfare population in their jurisdictions? This webinar will also help FDC teams evaluate their systems to identify where and how disproportionality is occurring and the need for changes in policy and practice at these specific decision points. A panel of presenters </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>from the University of Washington</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>, </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>King County (WA) Family Drug Court</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>,</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> and Tribal Law and Policy Institute will explore solutions for addressing racial disproportionality in FDCs and the importance of doing this collaboratively across CWS, treatment, and Court </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>systems. <br><br>Learning Objectives: <br>1. Gain current knowledge of racial ethnic disproportionality in systems impacting FDC participants, including child welfare, criminal justice, and treatment systems. <br>2. Identify opportunities for policy and practice changes across systems and multiple decision points <br>3. Explore collaborative solutions and concrete next steps for your FDC team to address racial disproportionality in program and jurisdiction</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td width=32 style='width:24.0pt;padding:0in 0in 2.25pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Title:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 2.25pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#ED7D31'>Exploring Solutions Together – The Issue of Racial and Ethnic Disproportionality in FDCs</span></i></b><b><span style='color:#ED7D31'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 2.25pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Date:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 2.25pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thursday, August 14, 2014</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Time:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>11:00 </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>AM - 1:00 PM (PT) or 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (ET)</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. Please feel free to contact us through email if you have any further questions regarding the FDC Learning Academy or the FDC TTA Program. For updates, please visit our blog: </span><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><a href="http://www.familydrugcourts.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0070C0'>www.familydrugcourts.blogspot.com</span></a></span></u></b><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you,</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FDC TTA Program</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tarah Garcia</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Program Assistant</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Children and Family Futures - </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><a href="http://www.cffutures.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0070C0'>http://www.cffutures.com/</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare - </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><a href="http://www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0070C0'>http://www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov/</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>25371 Commercentre Dr., Suite 140</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lake Forest, CA 92630</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Phone: <a href="tel:714.505.3525" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>714.505.3525</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fax: <a href="tel:714.505.3626" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>714.505.3626</span></a></span><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td width=20 style='width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=20 height=1 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://img.gotomeeting.com/g2mimages/1x1.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Lauren<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>___________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Lauren van Schilfgaarde, Tribal Law Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.tribal-institute.org/lists/tlpi.htm"><span style='color:blue'>Tribal Law & Policy Institute</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>8235 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 211<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>West Hollywood, CA 90046<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Phone: (323) 650-5467 ~ Fax: (323) 650-8149<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:Lauren@tlpi.org"><span style='color:blue'>Lauren@tlpi.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.WellnessCourts.org"><span style='color:blue'>www.WellnessCourts.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>___________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Also, please visit: <a href="http://www.walkingoncommonground.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.WalkingOnCommonGround.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Providing resources for Facilitating and Promoting Tribal-State-Federal 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