On this week’s episode, we review some recent headlines in child welfare and youth justice. On this week’s episode, we review some recent headlines in child welfare and youth justice, including some big picture takeaways from recent stories about spiraling juvenile facilities and universal drug screening for soon-to-be parents. We also talk to Marina Nitze about what states and child welfare systems have been doing in terms of licensing kinship caregivers since the Biden administration took action to make that process easier and more financially fair for relatives and other people close to families. Reading RoomConditions Dire at Washington State’s Largest Lockup for Young Adultshttps://bit.ly/4dJn1jO One in Eight Incarcerated Juveniles Experiences Sexual Victimizationhttps://bit.ly/3TU6DFZLiz Ryan Considers 50 Years of a Landmark Law That Keeps Kids Out of Adult Jailshttps://bit.ly/480if02State Challenges Universal Drug Testing on New Momshttps://bit.ly/4eSgl3BKids of Color in Minnesota Foster Care Are Most Likely to Live With White Foster Parents — And Why There are Concerns https://bit.ly/3TTU9ycMinnesota Joins Growing Number of States Allowing Adoptees New Access to Birth Records https://bit.ly/4eTdbg1Texas Tallies Use of Trash Bags for Foster Youthhttps://bit.ly/4eW00LrBecky Shipp, Veteran Child Welfare Policy Advisor, Has Passed Awayhttps://bit.ly/4eT9uH7

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