Secretaries' Innovation Group

Child Welfare System - - Myths vs. Facts

     Myths in Child Welfare

      Brett Drake, Professor of Data Science for the Social Good in Practice, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis

Update to Lives Cut Short

     Subsidized Adoption & Guardianship: Is it Time to Revisit?
      Emily Putnam-Hornstein, Distinguished Professor, School of Social Work, UNC Chapel Hill &  Co-Director, Children’s Data Network

Substance Abuse Testing and Reporting at Birth

     Under-Identification of Prenatal Substance Exposure: Implications for Child Safety
      Sarah Font, Associate Professor of Sociology, Penn State University

I Choose My Future, Alcohol and Other Drugs Ambassador

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     I Choose My Future

      Rocky Herron, Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Ambassador, San Diego County Office of Education & retired DEA Special Agent
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Washington, DC Child Welfare Meeting June 2025

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