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Autumn shares her story and offers insight into concrete ways to shift the child welfare system to make accessible what every family desires: connection to family, culture, resources, and representation. She has offered her wisdom and experience to guide national policy and transform the child welfare system for others. 📣 "A lot of inequity boils down to a lack of equitable data. I have asked questions pertaining to the native experience and child welfare. Not having data is a way to devalue and delegitimize." ~A Conversation with Autumn Adams: An Advocate's Journey Let’s replace a system that holds information close with one that shares child and family well-being measures. #ChildWelfare #FamiliesBelongTogether #FamiliesBelongTogetherBook #CalltoReplacetheChildWelfareSystem

Expanding your knowledge by taking the time to see through the perspectives of others is what I like most about this book. Each contribution helps share insights and personal experiences with the Child Welfare System. While we think our intentions can drive the outcomes we desire, that isn't always the case. Replacement is essential. Why? Because we have to feel comfortable with acknowledging failure to then arrive at the solution faster. We know the system isn't working, so let’s try again! Let’s make families the priority, period. 💕✊

Families Belong Together is more than a book; it is a collection of articles originally published in the FIJ Quarterly that expose the harm in the current child welfare system. Our goal is to build awareness about what it means to replace the current system and drive change. PK President and CEO Stacey Moss shares her experiences as a former child welfare attorney in the book’s foreword, conveying why system replacement is vital. #ChildWelfare #FamiliesBelongTogether #FamiliesBelongTogetherBook #CalltoReplacetheChildWelfareSystem

Our book,📖 Families Belong Together: A Call to Replace the Child Welfare System, will be officially published soon. Learn more about the book and our purpose. Be a part of the vision and strategy going forward! "We are asking families to endure the child welfare system we have created. The only way to fix it is to change and replace the system with something completely different and new. Throughout my career, every step of the way, the only thing I'm sure of, the only thing I've learned, is that families belong together. " Stacey Moss, President and CEO of Public Knowledge®. #ChildWelfare #FamiliesBelongTogether #FamiliesBelongTogetherBook #CalltoReplacetheChildWelfareSystem

Ending unnecessary separation and investing in whole families are 🔑 key to our Child Welfare Vision. Families Belong Together book shares why system replacement is the only option. #Child Welfare #FamiliesBelongTogether #FamiliesBelongTogetherBook #CalltoReplacetheChildWelfareSystem

👨⚕️Why is the correct diagnosis critical in child welfare? In Families Belong Together, Will’s article highlights how getting to the root of the problem is essential for true reform. Explore more in our self-published collection of articles, featuring those with lived expertise. #ChildWelfare #FamiliesBelongTogether #FamiliesBelongTogetherBook #CalltoReplacetheChildWelfareSystem

Families Belong Together is not just a book; it is a call to action. Discover the articles that highlight the urgent need for change in the child welfare system. #ChildWelfare #FamiliesBelongTogether #FamiliesBelongTogetherBook #CalltoReplacetheChildWelfareSystem

Children under the age of 3 enter the child welfare system more than any other age group. The goal of the ZERO TO THREE’s Safe Babies approach is to prevent maltreatment and neglect of babies toddlers and to keep families together. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3XDO1g8

How do we work effectively with men and families where child welfare is a concern? A new Research in Practice briefing and accompanying tool aims to help professionals think about the role of men in families. https://ow.ly/rJ4J50SKWZP

Learn more about the role of #LivedExperience in #ChildWelfare by listening to the personal stories of those affected by the child welfare and #FosterCare systems in our Digital Story Library: