On this week’s Headlines edition of Imprint Weekly Podcast, we discuss the implications of the government shutdown, the newest federal data on foster care, and promising research on home visiting programs. We also talk about recent headlines about the rollback of youth justice laws in D.C., chronic absenteeism in Georgia, and a college president looking to make his campus more supportive of foster youth. 

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Trump, Kids and Families: Register for Free

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jEyQQz_3R4Giv3J_LkZS5w#/registration

What the Federal Shutdown Means for States and Localities

https://www.governing.com/politics/what-the-federal-shutdown-means-for-states-and-localities

2025 Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Grants Announced, But Shutdown Looms

https://imprintnews.org/youth-services-insider/justice-child-welfare-grants-announced-shutdown-looms/267390

Federal Report: The Number of Youth in Foster Care Declines Again in 2024

https://imprintnews.org/youth-services-insider/number-youth-foster-care-declines-again-2024/267429

AFCARS Data

https://acf.gov/cb/research-data-technology/statistics-research/afcars

The Long-Term Effects of Home Visiting on Mothers, Families, and Children

https://acf.gov/sites/default/files/documents/opre/opre-beyond-early-years-aug25.pdf

With Youth Crime at Historic Lows, Trump Administration Attempts to Gut DC Juvenile Justice Reforms

http://bit.ly/4mVw71pn

Special Series: A Second Look

https://imprintnews.org/special-series/a-second-look

Michigan Kids Left Behind in Indigent Defense System: ‘It’s Absolutely Critical’

http://bit.ly/4qaTTcC

Detained for Skipping Schoolwork

https://imprintnews.org/podcast/detained-for-skipping-schoolwork

Georgia Students Will No Longer Be Expelled for Missing Class This Year.

https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/georgia-law-ends-expulsion-for-absences/265696

New Mexico Will be the First State to Make Child Care Free

https://imprintnews.org/early-childhood/new-mexico-will-be-the-first-state-to-make-child-care-free/265522

State Cuts in Washington Scale Back Once-Ambitious Preschool Options for Low-Income Families

https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/state-cuts-in-washington-scale-back-once-ambitious-preschool-options-for-low-income-families/265616

Luke Wood, Former Foster Child-turned University President, Has Made His Sac State Campus a Welcome Place

https://bit.ly/4nFeNyT