David Kelly of the Children's Bureau joins the podcast for the first of two episodes regarding the Family First Prevention and Safety Act that was passed by the United State Congress and signed into law by President Trump in February 2018. This episode was recorded in December 2018 and is still relevant as Colorado formulates and decides on plans to implement this legislation, in particular, David provides a perspective on how courts and the legal community can be partners in implementation of this law.
0:00 Opening
5:30 Why the Judicial and Legal Community is Important to Prevention Work
9:20 Considering How Child Protection and Courts Are Part of a Larger Child Welfare System
19:00 Removals, Family Separation, Trauma and Reasonable Efforts
29:00 New Tools Resulting from FFPSA
33:00 Three Take Aways for Taking Action
36:22 Getting to Know the Guest