Policy and Practice | August 2022

TODAY’S EXPERTISE FOR TOMORROW’S SOLUTIONS

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Vol. 80, No. 4 August 2022

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Aligning for Prevention Serving Young Families Better

Coordination of Child Welfare and Early Childhood Systems A Key Prevention Strategy

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We Can’t Be On the Sidelines The Role of Human Services in Advancing Environmental Justice

Looking Back to Accelerate Moving Forward Charting Our Next Course

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3 Editor’s Note

7 Technology Speaks

26 Association News

Moving Forward in the New Normal

Achieving Health Equity: Actionable Analytics Unlock Improved Outcomes

APHSA Announces Member Awards at 2022 National Health and Human Services Summit

5 From the Field

24 Race Equity Champion Connecticut Department of Children and Families, Racial Justice Change Initiative 25 Partnering for Impact Early Intervention Is Key to

Keys to Prevention: Wisconsin Explores Housing Interventions to Keep Children with Their Families

36 Staff Spotlight

Lynnea Kaufman, Associate Director of the National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise (NEICE)

6 From Our Partners

Moving Forward Together: Education, Early Intervention, and Prevention Services Save Lives

Supporting Families: How Health and Human Services Agencies Can Make the Connection

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