The Journey of the Child model was developed by the YJB to highlight key stages when BAME young people are vulnerable to being treated unfairly because of their racial heritage.
The organisation hopes the materials, which have been published online today along with statistics demonstrating disproportionality across the sectors, including education, mental health, policing and courts, will help agencies focus minds on addressing the problem.
It outlines what the YJB describes as "compelling evidence" that children from BAME backgrounds fare worse in many ways than the general population.
YJB chief executive Colin Allars said: "The YJB has published new materials that show how disproportionality is evident in multiple areas including indicators of poverty, arrest rates and youth custody.
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