About this episode: John & Kristen discuss the Child Welfare System in the US Some things that came up for John & Kristen: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Social-Security-Act-United-States-1935 (The Social Security Act of 1935) https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/child-welfarechild-labor/child-welfare-overview/ (History of Child Welfare in the US) https://www.casey.org/state-data/ (State by State Foster Care Data) https://www.aecf.org/topics/kinship-care?gclid=CjwKCAjw8sCRBhA6EiwA6_IF4bWapUY_kHHiaZ12kMrb1z3ke_MZjL9TScumKakP_Dbsrqs3QvE47RoCTJgQAvD_BwE (Kinship Care) https://capacity.childwelfare.gov/states/resources/family-first-overview (Congregate Care) https://www.traumainformedcare.chcs.org/what-is-trauma-informed-care/ (Trauma-Informed Care) https://uncpress.org/book/9781469661216/abusive-policies/ (Mical Raz "Abusive Policies")

Additional Resources: https://tcomconversations.org (TCOM) https://praedfoundation.org (The Praed Foundation) https://iph.uky.edu (IPH Center)

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