On this week’s podcast, we discuss the decline in reunifications during the early pandemic, a potential legal counsel law in Congress, a new national campaign to connect current and former foster youth with pandemic assistance, and juvenile justice reforms in Michigan and New York. David Kelly, a former official in the Children’s Bureau during the Obama and Trump administrations, joins to talk about his federal career and what he sees on the horizon for child welfare. Reading RoomFamilies in Limbo: Coronavirus Hobbles Reunifications from Foster Carehttps://bit.ly/3vgscROAP Analysis: COVID Prolonged Foster Care Stays for Thousandshttps://bit.ly/3xiqT6ySenate Bill May Require Legal Counsel for Parents, Children in Child Welfare Caseshttps://bit.ly/3g9GyiHFederal Guidance on Foster Youth Pandemic Relief: A Breakdownhttps://bit.ly/3lj19lL“Check for Us” National Campaignwww.checkforus.orgA Teenager Didn’t Do Her Online Schoolwork. So a Judge Sent Her to Juvenile Detention.https://bit.ly/3zlYyOjAfter Grace’s Story, Michigan Will Study Its Juvenile Justice Systemhttps://bit.ly/2ThbX9TAttorney David Kelly Leaves the Children’s Bureauhttps://bit.ly/3vvREUx

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