On this Headlines edition of The Imprint Weekly Podcast, we start with news of out Washington, D.C., including the confirmation hearing for Trump’s child welfare nominee; the lack of grants available on juvenile justice; and several actions related to immigration policy and youth. We also discuss several recent stories from The Imprint on adoption assistance and out-of-state placement, a survey of Indigenous foster youth, and an increase in homeless families in Georgia.
Reading Room
“Straightening Out” Foster Youth with Leslie Lacy
https://imprintnews.org/podcast/foster-youth-braces-mental-health
Senators Press For Commitments From Trump’s Top Children and Families Nominee, As He Pledges to Prioritize Foster Care
Feds Want Input on ICWA, Family First Clearinghouse
Is the Trump Administration Slow-killing Certain Grants?
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s About-Face on Protecting Abused and Neglected Immigrant Youth from Deportation
HHS Limits Immigrant Access to Several Child Welfare Programs
https://imprintnews.org/youth-services-insider/hhs-limits-child-welfare-funds-immigrants/262658
Trump Administration Moves to Rapidly Deport Migrant Children, Asking Teens if They Want to Leave
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/politics/migrant-kids-self-deport
‘State-sponsored Abandonment’ No More: California Stops Paying for Adoptees Sent to Out-of-State Treatment Centers
Native Foster Youth Survey Reveals Lessons for Child Welfare Professionals, Advocates
The Face of Atlanta’s Growing Homeless Population: A Parent with Children
Karl Dennis, the ‘Father of Wraparound,’ Has Passed Away
Paul Vincent, Who Led Alabama Reform, Has Passed Away
Karl Dennis, the ‘Father of Wraparound,’ Has Passed Away
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