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The Supreme Court once took this question on, as to whether a warrant or consent must be obtained before interviewing a kid at school...they did not rule because the child in the case had moved away from the state and therefore lacked standing oyez.org/cases/2010/09-…

I must be missing something, didn't #SCOTUS already handle this in Miller v. Alabama in 2012?

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The Biden administration took several major actions on federal #childwelfare policy last week. We break it all down & talk to Matt Anderson about his new show The Proximity Process. Thanks to FosterPower for sponsoring this episode! bit.ly/3PH873i

Episode 150! Dawn J. Post, Esq. joins to talk about broken adoptions, why class-action litigation wasn't for her, congregate care and more shorturl.at/pwYZ2

We recently updated our "Who Cares" project with 2023 data on state-by-state #fostercare capacity (FosterCareCapacity.com). On this week's podcast we broke down some of the main findings on foster youth, foster homes, family separation and more. Tune in! shorturl.at/cCINW

New child abuse/neglect data from feds... Reports: 4.3 million, up ~6% Substantiated victims: 558,699, down ~5% Fatalities: 1,990, up ~4% More context and analysis from The Imprint bit.ly/3RIKQ1S

If these #ICWA requirements are finalized, here are a few of the #fostercare data elements from the Obama 2016 plan that are still on outside looking in: -sexual orientation/gender identity -school stability and academic outcomes -health assessments -juvenile justice involvement

The Imprint asked all 50 states if they had tapped into new federal funds to help pay for lawyers for parents and children involved in #childwelfare cases. Sara Tiano reports on what we found... shorturl.at/ANTW7

My conversation with John Kelly with The Imprint was easily one of the best I've had about Grandmothering While Black! Thank you for the interview and for sharing these women's experiences. #kinshipcare

Good to see a 2nd slug of states get waivers allowing inmates access to Medicaid before leaving jail/prison. The diversity of states, IL, KY, OR, UT, VT, shows how strong evidence is that doing so reduces recividism, likely though access to mental health and addiction treatment.

A bipartisan bill now before Congress would require states to track their reliance on “hidden foster care," a widespread but poorly regulated practice. imprintnews.org/top-stories/fe…

For years I nagged DOJ about what became of this report, which first got funded in 2010. It's finally public, it's fairly dated, but it's still the best look at what happens (and what often doesn't) once a youth is charged as an adult in the United States. imprintnews.org/youth-services…

Federal prosecutors today withdrew U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace's assault charge against a foster and trans youth advocate. imprintnews.org/top-stories/pr…