Policy & Practice August 2018

TODAY’S EXPERTISE FORTOMORROW’S SOLUTIONS

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Vol. 76, No. 4 August 2018

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Igniting the Potential Investing in Your Workforce and Moving Up the Value Curve

Gaming the System How the Misuse of Data Impedes Innovation

Innovating Child Welfare Service Delivery A Next-Generation System of Engagement

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Data Sharing Drives Positive Outcomes What Social Services Agencies Need in the Opioid Battle

ReImagining Data at ACF Agency Prioritizes Data Sharing Actions in Response to State Feedback

Using Data To Improve Policy Decisions Insights To Help Governments Address Complex Problems

departments

3 President’s Memo

32 Legal Notes

34 Staff Spotlights

Defining Success by 2022: Moving Toward the Generative State

The Legal Contours of Child Endangerment

Malik D. Baker, Policy Fellow

35 Yangyang Geng, Policy Fellow

5 From Our Partners Connecting Family First with CCWIS

33 Association News Top Five Reasons for

44 Do’ers Profile

Gregory S. Jackson, Chief Information Officer, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services

Attending the NSDTA Annual Education Conference

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Charting New Pathways: Navigating the Future of Work in Health and Human Services

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August 2018 Policy&Practice