EPISODE · May 30, 2017 · 39 MIN
Rafael López and Fixing America's Foster Care System
from CaseyCast - the monthly podcast of The Annie E. Casey Foundation · host The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Casey’s Lisa Hamilton talks with Rafael López, the former commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, about America’s child welfare system. Their conversation explores the system today, how it works and where it falls short. López also shares ideas — such as leveraging technology and embracing human centered design — aimed at transforming the system to better serve children and families in crisis. To learn more about this CaseyCast episode, visit https://www.aecf.org/blog/rafael-lopez-envisions-a-better-national-foster-care-system/.
What this episode covers
Casey’s Lisa Hamilton talks with Rafael López, the former commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, about America’s child welfare system. Their conversation explores the system today, how it works and where it falls short. López also shares ideas — such as leveraging technology and embracing human centered design — aimed at transforming the system to better serve children and families in crisis. To learn more about this CaseyCast episode, visit https://www.aecf.org/blog/rafael-lopez-envisions-a-better-national-foster-care-system/.
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