On this week’s episode, we discuss the federal about-face on child support payment policies for youth in foster care; how the workforce crisis is impacting Texas juvenile justice; and the latest on localizing juvenile justice in California. Debbie Riley, CEO and co-founder of the Center for Adoption Support and Education, joins us to talk about what we’ve learned about post-adoption support in America and the recent data on adopted youth returning to foster care unearthed by USA Today this year.Reading RoomThe Federal Government Will Allow States to Stop Charging Families for Foster Carehttps://bit.ly/3uC2rOzComing Soon to Congress: Discussion on Child Support Clawbackhttps://bit.ly/3oJjvgHUnderstaffed, and Under Federal Investigation, Texas Juvenile Detention System Halts Intakehttps://bit.ly/3uED1Q9How Hidden Foster Care Harms Children and Parents of Colorhttps://bit.ly/3OSneW1The Imprint’s Hidden Foster Care Serieshttps://imprintnews.org/special-series/hidden-foster-careCalifornia Budget Plan Supports Shifting Youth from State Prisons to Juvenile Halls, Amid Oppositionhttps://bit.ly/3OxSPfxLos Angeles County Launches New Youth Development Department to Deter Crimehttps://bit.ly/3oaI0olFor tens of thousands of children in the U.S., their “forever family” doesn’t last long. USA TODAY investigates: Why do adoptions fail?https://bit.ly/3sPivePConnections Matter: Relationships with Birth Families are Important for Foster, Adopted Childrenhttps://bit.ly/3NXdp7OFree Online Training Platform Launched for Adoption and Guardianship Workershttps://bit.ly/3RkE4yu

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