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Youth Services Insider

3/22/2023

Senators Push for More Housing for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

Sara Tiano

Senators Amy Klobuchar and Susan Collins have called on the government to provide more housing security to youth aging out of foster care.

Youth Services Insider

3/1/2023

ICWA Author Sen. James Abourezk Dies at 92

Sara Tiano

James Abourezk, a former senator who shepherded the passage of the Indian Child Welfare Act, died last week on Feb. 24. 

Youth Services Insider
Bipartisan Gun Control Bill: Implications for Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice

2/25/2023

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee to Investigate Georgia Child Welfare

Sara Tiano

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Human Rights is launching an investigation into Georgia’s foster care system.

Senator Chuck Grassley

7/14/2016

Senate Introduces Bill Targeting Needs of Crossover Youth

Jeremy Loudenback

Yesterday, Senators Gary Peters (D-Michigan) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced legislation to address the needs of the nation’s most at-risk youth. The Child Outcomes Need New Efficient Community Teams (CONNECT) Act seeks to improve outcomes for youth in contact with both the juvenile justice and child welfare systems.

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