On this Headlines edition of The Imprint Weekly Podcast, we start with a discussion of three medication-assisted treatments for substance use that the Trump administration has cleared for federal child welfare funding.

Also discussed on this episode: new national data on abuse and neglect investigations, Georgia’s budget woes, and two alarming indicators of the workforce crisis in youth justice. 

Reading Room

Top Trump Health Officials Announce New Funding for Opioid Addiction Treatment To Prevent Foster Care Removals 

https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/top-trump-health-officials-announce-new-funding-for-opioid-addiction-treatment-to-prevent-foster-care-removals/270780

Rolling Out the Welcome Mat for Prevention

https://imprintnews.org/uncategorized/rolling-out-the-welcome-mat-for-prevention/270728

Maltreatment Reports, Victims and Fatalities All Down in 2024

https://imprintnews.org/youth-services-insider/maltreatment-reports-victims-and-fatalities-all-down-in-2024/270409

Child Maltreatment 2024

https://acf.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cb/cm2024.pdf

Georgia Child Welfare Cuts Called ‘Unacceptable,’ House Proposes Budget to Relieve Foster Care Deficit 

https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/georgia-child-welfare-cuts-called-unacceptable-house-proposes-budget-to-relieve-foster-care-deficit/270856

‘Where I Felt Loved:’ Renovated Housing Complex Supports Georgia Foster Youth Transitioning to Independence

https://imprintnews.org/foster-care/where-i-felt-loved-renovated-housing-complex-supports-georgia-foster-youth-transitioning-to-independence/270632

Beshear Wants More Juvenile Detention Centers. KY Can’t Staff Existing Ones

https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article314389699.html

‘Worse Than Rikers’: Lawsuit Claims Abusive Use of Solitary Confinement in New York’s Juvenile Lockups

https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/ny-official-responds-to-reports-of-abusive-conditions-in-youth-detention-facilities/270814