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‘The Traditional Juvenile Justice System Hasn’t Worked,’ Says Ramsey County DA Spearheading Reforms

In Ramsey County — in exchange for lesser charges and a possible clean record — some teenagers can now turn to restorative ...
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State Cuts in Washington Scale Back Once-Ambitious Preschool Options for Low-Income Families

Washington's well-regarded Early Childhood Education and Assessment Program (ECEAP) endures cuts amid a multi-billion-dollar ...
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With Youth Crime at Historic Lows, Trump Administration Attempts to Gut DC Juvenile Justice Reforms

Nell Bernstein is a freelance journalist based in California’s East Bay. She can be reached at [email protected] ...
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Georgia Examines Growing Crisis: Parents Abandoning Their Children in Psychiatric Care

On Monday, a panel of Georgia lawmakers met with child welfare workers, mental health providers and others to discuss the ...
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Child Welfare Expert Tom Morton Has Passed Away

Tom Morton, founder of the Child Welfare Institute who spent his entire career working to improve the child welfare system, has passed away at the age of 77. Morton’s career began as a youth services ...
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Hustle for Healthcare: Survival of the Overlooked

Policy should reflect the realities of our lives, and our reality is that access to healthcare is essential, writes Bianca ...
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Trump’s Child Welfare Team Should Prioritize Communities and Collaboration

Alex Adams, President Trump’s pick to lead family policy, will likely soon be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. During his confirmation hearing, he said he intends to “spend disproportionate time and my ...
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Wards of the State, with Author and Journalist Claudia Rowe

On this week’s episode we are joined by Claudia Rowe, one of the true veteran journalists in the child welfare and youth justice space. We talked about her experiences covering both systems in New ...