Lone Mothers of Mixed Racial and Ethnic Children: Then and Now by Chamion Caballero and Rosalind Edwards. June 2010 Runnymede Trust Information from the UK Census indicates that parents of children from mixed racial or ethnic backgrounds constitute one of the highest lone parent groups in the country. Like all other groups of lone parent […]
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What Does "White" Mean? Interpreting the Choice of "Race" by Mixed Race Young People in Britain. Despite the often cited idea that racial identities are socially constructed, and potentially fluid, much public policy is still based on surveys that elicit only one measure of racial identity. Miri Song University of Kent Ferhana Hashem University of
Aspinall Peter (et al) 2008 The ethnic options of 'mixed race' people in Britain: Full Research Report The UK population is becoming increasingly diverse in terms of ethnicity, race, religion and national identity, with the growing number of inter-ethnic unions contributing significantly to this. There has been a parallel development of interest in the notion
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The Prevalence of Black and Minority Ethnic Children within the 'Looked After' and 'Children in Need' Populations and on Child Protection Registers in England. Charlie Owen and June Statham
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Insights into parenting ‘mixed’ children. More and more is known about the ‘mixed’ population of Britain – those brought up in families with different racial, ethnic and faith backgrounds. But less is known about their parents. Who are they and what are their experiences of bringing up their children?
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Concepts, terminology and classifications for the “mixed” ethnic or racial group in the United Kingdom. P J Aspinall
‘The insistence on a policy by social workers of same race placements has meant that black and mixed race children wait longer for families and race is treated as the overriding aspect and the major matching consideration’
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"….. information such as ethnicity, sex and age took precedence over any other sources of information when foster placements and children were matched"….. What information is needed to match children and families? Read 'Mixed Heritage and Proud' by Sarah Bennett in People in Harmony Newsletter Spring 2012….
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People in Harmony Conference Report Publ. 2010 How far is mixed race considered across mental health services? How has the concept of identity crisis been used to explain mental health problems? Are mental health services working effectively with mixed race people?
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“The Growth of the ‘Mixed Race’ Population” Peter Aspinall, Reader in Population Health, University of Kent. Published by People Harmony, 2010. PIH Newsletter Issue 52 Will mixed race be the largest minority group by 2020? Not according to reliable data and projection figures…. “The Growth of the ‘Mixed Race’ Population” Peter Aspinall, Reader in Population
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