In this episode, FRIENDS National Parent Advisory Council (PAC) members Paula Bibb-Samuels and Michael Cupeles talk with Margaret Perkins, from the Kentucky Division of Prevention and Community Well-Being of the
Department for Community-Based Services and Valerie Lebanion, a parent leader in Kentucky’s Community Collaborations for Children initiative and a FRIENDS PAC member.
Margaret, Valerie, and our hosts discuss Kentucky’s prevention mindset shift including unraveling the story of Kentucky’s bold move – a revision of their neglect statute. Why? To ensure that poverty is not misconstrued as child neglect.
The episode concludes with FRIENDS PAC members Joanne Hodgeman, Matthew Porter and David Armstrong joining the conversation.
Hosts
Paula Bibbs-Samuels, FRIENDS National Parent Advisory Council Member
Michael Cupeles, FRIENDS National Parent Advisory Council Member
Participants
Margaret Perkins, Primary Prevention Branch Manager, Division of Prevention and Community Well-Being, Kentucky Department for Community Based Services
Valerie Lebanion, State Parent Leader for the Kentucky Community Collaborations for Children
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