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Why front-line workers need policy training, and policy needs front-line workers

October 22, 2024

The real world is messy. Many of us are knee-deep, or even drowning, in that messiness. If the policy world is serious about generating relevant solutions to complex issues, isn’t it time that it met us at our level and got a bit messy, too?

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A collaborative approach to supporting Black families in the child welfare system
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Takeaways from Maytree’s Policy School
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