Raquel Mariscal: Transforming Social Systems that serve Children towards Justice and Well-Being

 Raquel Mariscal is from a farmworker family and at the age of five she was working in the cotton fields with her parents. Even at this early age, she knew that it wasn't right for children to be working in the fields. Rooted in this history, Raquel committed her career to social justice movements in health, criminal justice reform and youth justice.Raquel completed law school, became a public defender and has served on numerous national policy boards. Today, Raquel works as a member for the Justice and Well-Being team with the W. Haywood Burns Institute; in this capacity she works  to transform the administration of justice and provision of human services across the country by helping to restructure these systems towards well-being.  Raquel's story is a powerful example of our community leaders and their profound commitment to our children's well-being by transforming institutional racism in agencies that serve children. #dismantlestructuralracism#raquelmariscal#healthcareuntold#buildcommunitycenteredwellbeing#jusicefairnessequity#gentecare#wellbeing