On this week’s podcast we break down the major legislation introduced last week by Rep. Karen Bass that would alter the controversial timelines around terminating parental rights in the Adoption and Safe Families Act. We also discuss a new waiver to use Medicaid in congregate care settings and good results for a strategy to prevent some foster care removals. We continue our conversation with Corey Best of Mining for Gold. In part two of this interview we talk about an experiment with changing the way maltreatment reports are handled in Broward County, Florida, his fears over racial disparity with the Family First Prevention Services Act, and more.Reading RoomHistoric Bill Would Remove Federal Requirement to Terminate Parental Rights in Some Caseshttps://bit.ly/3bPtNXqFeds Offer More Medicaid Support for New Congregate Modelhttps://bit.ly/3BAb5OeTeam Decision Making May Empower Child Welfare Decision Making and Improve Outcomes for Familieshttps://bit.ly/3BYwMaYA Complete Guide to The Family First Acthttps://bit.ly/2IoWNueSponsor of today’s episode:Accenture Child Welfare Services: https://accntu.re/3CUV3j8Institute for Family: Subscribe to the Institute’s new podcast series, Seen and Heard. https://podcasts.instituteforfamily.org/seen-and-heard/

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