On this week’s podcast, we discuss the Justice Department’s entry into the legal battle on trans medicine for youth; Biden’s new juvenile justice leader, decarceration advocate Liz Ryan; and the first state in decades to pursue lowering the age of its juvenile justice system. Judge Len Edwards joins us to talk about the “reasonable efforts” standards in child welfare policy, his book on that topic, the rise of relatives in the system, and the future of the Indian Child Welfare Act.  Reading RoomFree Event!Safe Space When There’s No Safe Place: Tips from Youth Who Faced MaltreatmentRegister: https://bit.ly/38ZmChiDecarceration Advocate Liz Ryan to Lead Juvenile Justice for Biden Administrationhttps://bit.ly/37hzj6AU.S. Department of Justice files challenge to Alabama transgender lawhttps://bit.ly/3vVKkEmLouisiana Stopped Putting 17-Year-Olds in Adult Prisons. It May Start Doing It Again.https://bit.ly/37u85daTexas Juvenile Justice Leader Departs with State Agency at Critical Juncturehttps://bit.ly/3w5mqVGIgnoring Reasonable Efforts: How Courts Fail to Promote Preventionhttps://bit.ly/3kRhYEYTimely Permanency and the Appellate Processhttps://bit.ly/3LWGxfs

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