Policy & Practice | Spring 2023

TODAY’S EXPERTISE FOR TOMORROW’S SOLUTIONS

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Vol. 81, No. 1 Spring 2023

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The Road Ahead Strengthening Families When the Public Health Emergency Ends

Leveraging Economic Supports Upstream A Pathway Forward for Families

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Prioritizing Prevention Reflecting on Five Years of Family First

How Will Your Child Welfare System Stack up Against the Laws of Gravity? Capacity-Building Strategies to Strengthen Your Agency’s Foundation

departments

3 President’s Memo

8 From Our Partners

31 Staff Spotlight

Aspirations for the Future of Human Services—Part Two: Community Engagement

Human Services' Unique Position: Flexing New Ways to Pursue Environmental Justice

Adrian Saldaña, Organizational Effectiveness Consultant

32 Staff Spotlight

5 Editor’s Note

26 Technology Speaks

Morgan McKinney, Project Associate, Process Innovation

Opening Our Digital Doors

Shifting from Health Systems to Systems of Health: Embracing

6 Research Corner

Staff Spotlight Francesca Sena, Instructional Designer

Technology Upstream to Address Homelessness

Call to Action: Connecting TANF and SNAP Spending with Child Welfare Outcomes

28 Race Equity Champions

Kansas Racial Equity Collaborative

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