On this week’s episode we review some interesting research on kinship diversion, emergency placements and the nexus between child welfare systems and immigration under Trump. Then we discuss some local headlines on state child welfare spending and the result of two recent legal challenges. Reading Room How Are Heightened Deportation Efforts Affecting Child Welfare Agencies?https://shorturl.at/AqJ4K State Tracking of Kinship Diversion Can Inform the Field https://media.childtrends.org/me...