P&P December 2015

TODAY’S EXPERTISE FORTOMORROW’S SOLUTIONS

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Vol. 73, No. 6 December 2015

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departments

Partnering for Communities

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3 Director’s Memo

How partnering with scientists is changing human service delivery

Private–public partnerships can create an unstoppable convergence for good

5 Focus on Foster Care

“Bonding” in the child placement process: a psychological and legal perspective

6 Partnering for Impact

Building Brighter Futures helps parents meet child support obligations

7 Legislative Update

Goodbye S/TACWIS, Hello CCWIS!

20 Legal Notes

Print media coverage of child fatalities when a human service agency is involved

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Connecting the Dots How analytics can reveal a big-picture view of at-risk youth, and the service mix that can help them

21 From the Field

Partnering in times of crisis

22 Locally Speaking

Partnerships in action: the Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Suicide Prevention Task Force

23 Locally Speaking

Striving for collective impact: early care and education in Alexandria, Virginia

24 Association News Updates from NAPCWA, NASCCA, and NDSTA

25 Newsmakers APHSA’s NEICE Project wins national adoption award

28 Staff Spotlight

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Neil E. Bomberg, director of policy and government affairs

Redefining the Worker’s Voice How APHSA’s Center for

32 Our Do’ers Profile

Steve Corsi, director of Wyoming Department of Family Services

Workforce Engagement plots a roadmap toward gainful employment and independence

Cover illustration via Veer

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