On this week’s podcast, we highlight a law to dismantle and rebuild child protection in Iowa, closure of juvenile prisons in New York and a former foster youth gets a key spot in the Biden administration. Christopher Scott and Lino Peña-Martinez of Connecticut’s Sun Scholars program join us to talk about their model of a central program that supports current and former foster youth on college campuses around the state. BONUS: This episode features music from the Unsung program, which helps youth in juvenile settings learn to perform, record and produce songs. Reading RoomA Bipartisan Bill To Bolster Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Actbit.ly/3ajosGRBill Would Create One Million New Apprenticeshipsbit.ly/39AlSNkNew York Governor Aims to Shut Down Nearly Empty Youth Prisonsbit.ly/3rdaP2yAmid Abuse Reports, Sequel-run Facility That Treated California Children Will Closebit.ly/39ymHGGYouth Returning to California from Out-of-State Programsbit.ly/3pFS5IIBiden Appoints Child Welfare Policy Expert, and Former Foster Youth, to Budget Officebit.ly/39ANrGD

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