On this week’s episode, we discuss California’s looming foster care cliff for older youth, obesity-as-neglect in Pennsylvania, and the passing of a major figure in international adoption. Lisa Thurau, the head of Strategies for Youth, joins us to talk about the true front door of the juvenile justice system: police encounters with youth. We talked about the origins of her organization, how it trains law enforcement to think differently about engaging young people, and what she thinks will come of the current moment of reckoning around police and civil rights. Donate to Fostering Media Connections during the month of December and your contribution will be fully matched! Help support our independent coverage of child welfare, youth justice and youth homelessness today at www.imprintnews.org/donate.Reading RoomYouth Voices Contest, Free Registrationwww.YouthMatterSFY.orgLos Angeles Leaders Aim to Prevent “Housing Cliff” for 1,100 Aging Out of Foster Care Dec. 31https://bit.ly/3owBaKAThe New Year’s Cliff for California Foster Care Requires a Community Solutionhttps://bit.ly/3oi7xN0A Pennsylvania Case Illustrates Again Why, for Children, “Best Interests of The Child” Is Among the Most Dangerous Phrases in the “Child Welfare” Lexiconhttps://bit.ly/3s0fWXxHyun Sook Han, Korean Social Worker and Adoption Pioneer, Dies at 83https://nyti.ms/3rW1GzeMake Training Police on Juvenile Justice, Youth Interaction a National Priorityhttps://bit.ly/3IFnzbYHope Springs Infernal for Better Policinghttps://bit.ly/3DIleJG

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