MEPA History
MEPA is the acronym for these 3 words.
What is Multiethnic Placement Act.
An agency can consider and/or honor any request made by a family of origin, this applies to both voluntary and involuntary placements.
What is false. An agency may not consider or honor the request of parents or legal guardians to place their child with foster or adoptive parents of a specific RCNO.
Black youth make up 14% of Ohio's child population, they represent 36% of the children in foster care, what does this indicate in terms of MEPA. (2023)
Recruitment efforts should occur (diligent recruitment) for black foster parents.
In 2020, there were 1,000 more of these than black foster families.
What is white foster families.
black = 1,736
white = 2,783
Individual (discrimination against a specific prospective parent or child) and systemic (which is a noncompliant law, policy, practice or procedure)
What are 2 types of MEPA violations.
MEPA and Title VI do address discrimination on the basis of religion, age, gender, but have no penalties only guidelines.
What is not true at all. RCNO only.
MEPA requires an agency to make a placement even where a prospective parent’s comments or beliefs make clear that placing children of a specific RCNO with the prospective parent is not in the best interests of those children.
False, an agency should delve further into the issues. If the agency believes that the parent should not parent any children of a certain RCNO, the agency should document the reasons for that belief or for its resulting placement decision.
To provide for adoption assistance through tax credits and (through title I, subtitle H, section 1808) and amend the Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994.
What is The Interethnic Provisions of 1996. - IEAP
Interethnic Adoption Provisions
If there are 2 suitable families for a placement it is permissible to consider RCNO to make a choice.
What is no.
MEPA allows for this, recruitment to increase the number of minority families in the pool of families available to provide adoptive or foster family homes.
Diligent recruitment, targeted recruitment
This prohibits discrimination on the basis of RCNO by recipients of Federal financial assistance. Below are examples of discrimination prohibited by Title VI: Denying a service or benefit based on RCNO, Providing services in a different manner based on RCNO, Restricting the enjoyment of an advantage based on RCNO, treating an individual differently on the basis of RCNO in determining whether he or she satisfies a requirement to be provided a service or benefit, Affording an opportunity to participate in a program that is different based on RCNO, Using methods or criteria that have the effect of discriminating on the basis of RCNO
What is Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
An agency may offer training to prospective parents about parenting a child of a different RCNO.
True as long as:
1.It is offered to all parents, regardless of whether the parents plan to foster/adopt a child of a different RCNO. 2. Participation in the training is not a precondition only for parents who want to pursue a trans-RCNO placement.
*Daily Double* - Senator was behind the 1994 legislation we are learning about today.
Who is Howard Metzenbaum?
Requiring a prospective adoptive parent to move to a neighborhood that would better reflect a child's RCNO.
MEPA violation
Policy Guidance in the Federal Register on April 25, 1995.
What is used as guidance for compliance by agencies required to comply with MEPA. (Policy Guidance Tool)
Decrease the time the children wait to be adopted
Prevent discrimination in the placement of children on the basis of race, color, or national origin.
Prevent discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin when selecting foster and adoptive placements.
Facilitate the development of diverse pool of foster and adoptive families.
What is what MEPA is intended to do.
MEPA and Title VI do not address discrimination on the basis of religion, age, gender, culture or any other characteristic.
What is true.
Holidays, ability to communicate, religion or food.
Some acceptable, non-discriminatory issues to discuss with a family during a home study.
Any entity found in violation will lose considerable federal matching funds.
What are the consequences for violating MEPA.
To encourage trans-racial placement of children when appropriate same-race placements are not available.
What is the main purpose of the MEPA act.
RCNO stands for this.
What is Race, Color, and National Origin
MEPA prohibits the delay of placement due to RCNO.
What is yes.
This President signed MEPA into law.
Who is President Clinton.
Switching a child from one foster home to another in an effort to place the child into a particular RCNO placement
What is not allowed/prohibited act.
MEPA was amended in order to strengthen it's nondiscriminatory provisions and provide strict penalties.
What are changes made to MEPA in August 1996.