The Impact of Structural Racism on System Involved Youth

Nola Kesia Brantley

Training Description

This training will explore structural racism and oppression. Participants will learn how structural racism exists within the child welfare system, the juvenile justice system, the healthcare system, and the educational system. Participants will also learn about implicit biases and how these and structural racism can impact system involved youth. The training will end with strategies to address these issues together in order to improve outcomes for system involved youth and families.

Learning Objectives

· Participants will be able to explain how structural racism can affect system involved youth.

· Participants will be able to identify one example of how structural racism within the healthcare system could negatively impact system involved youth.