Policy & Practice December 2017

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Vol. 75, No. 6 December 2017

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3 President’s Memo Co-Creating Generative Solutions for the Future

5 Editor’s Note

Storytelling in Our Field

6 Locally Speaking

A Common Agenda: A Strong Start in Life and in School

26 Technology Speaks

AI-Augmented Human Services

28 Legal Notes

Forging a Partnership Between Police, Youth, and Human Services Agencies

Structural Inequities in the Criminal Justice System A Personal Account

State and Federal Data Provide a Lifeline Data Sharing To Streamline the Lifeline Eligibility Process for Beneficiaries Nationwide

29 Reporting Child Maltreatment by Nonprofessionals: Obligatory or Discretionary?

30 From the Field

On Patrol: The Need for Better Collaboration Between Front-Line Police Officers and Child Protection Workers

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31 Association News

NSDTA and ISM Conferences and Awards

34 Staff Spotlight

Annette Coto, Compact Associate, Interstate Affairs and Compact Operations

40 Our Do’ers Profile

Adrienne Quinn, Director of the King County Department of Community and Human Services

Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance? Linking the Human Services and Third-Grade Reading for Transformative Change

Partners in IT Modernization Colorado Teams with CGI To Become First State To Modernize CCWIS

Cover Illustration by Chris Campbell

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