Jamie Williams joins us on the podcast today as we discuss early intervention, the stories she saw as a nurse working with drug-addicted newborns, her own fostering story, and her insight on what Washington state can do to truly better the foster care system.

Jamie is a former nurse, working most of her career in Labor & Delivery and working some time in urgent care, family practice, and mental health. During her many years as an L&D nurse, she  took care of infants withdrawing from substances such as meth, cocaine, marijuana and opioids, going to great lengths with her team to help these infants as they are at a much higher risk for SIDS and other life threatening conditions.

Join us for this insightful episode and thank you, Jamie, for sharing your story and knowledge with us!

For more information on the links and events mentioned in this episode, please check below:

Keeping Kids SAFE
https://keeping-kids-safe.org/

Keeping Kids SAFE Rally for Action (January 14th - Olympia, WA): https://www.facebook.com/share/1QHc2T61UJ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

OFCO Data
https://ofco.wa.gov/reports-and-data

Fostering Change Merch Store

https://fosteringchangewa.org/merch-1

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