Show: The Imprint Weekly

Assessing Foster Care from Within

On this week’s episode, we discuss a scary error in California’s abuse registry process, more on state efforts to end gender-affirming care for youth, Louisiana’s “Lower the Age” bill and a new ombuds office for youth in foster care in Ohio.

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Serita Cox of iFoster joins to talk about how an email her organization sent to partners about what the Biden administration should prioritize in child welfare may have planted the seed for an annual nationwide survey about foster care.

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California’s Child Abuse Registry is Missing Upwards of 22,000 Abuse Suspects, Audit Finds https://bit.ly/3NRv4hR Texas Resumes Investigations into Parents of Trans Children, Families’ Lawyers Confirm https://bit.ly/3lLCS8R DeSantis Moves to Ban Transition Care for Transgender Youths, Medicaid Recipients https://nbcnews.to/3GSTpkZ In New Orleans, City Officials Are No Longer Holding Juveniles in the Adult Jail. A Proposed State Law May Force Them To https://bit.ly/3Q3YYRZ Honoring the Life of Ma’Khia Bryant: An Ombudsperson for Foster Youth in Ohio https://bit.ly/3v153pP Ohio Youth and Family Ombudsmen Office Opens https://bit.ly/3NBIS0l Governor Appoints Two Ombudsmen to Lead New Office https://bit.ly/396YKsw Survey Shows Frustration with Foster Care from Within The System https://bit.ly/3MkmSp2 Voice of the Foster Care Community https://voiceoffostercare.org/ Year 2 Survey for Voice of the Foster Care Community https://bit.ly/3NPtBbI
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