Measuring Family Separation, and Biden-Harris Child Welfare Policy

On this week’s podcast we provide an overview of the Who Cares project, The Imprint’s annual data collection on foster youth and foster homes in America. We also discuss some local and state election results, and what’s going on with the Biden transition team. 

We’re joined by Melissa Carter, executive director of the Barton Child Law and Policy Center at Emory University, and Andy Barclay, statistician for the group Fostering Court Improvement, to discuss a new metric to track family separation in America. Imprint columnist Vivek Sankaran joins to discuss what he hopes a Biden-Harris child welfare policy will look like. 

Reading Room

Who Cares: A National Count of Foster Homes and Families

www.FosterCareCapacity.org

Who Cares 2020 Executive Summary

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We Want Kids to Grow Up in Safe Families. So Let’s Measure That.

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The Biden Transition Team: Key Players on Family and Justice

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Los Angeles District Attorney-Elect George Gascón Vows to Stop Prosecuting Juveniles as Adults

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From Homeless Teen Mom to Washington's Second Black Senator

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