We at Stewards of Change are privileged to work with many of our country’s leading thinkers on improving human services. Read their perspectives and join in the conversation.

  

Child Welfare Needs a New Business Model
By Congressman Jim Cooper
It’s time to revamp the flawed architecture that has failed our at-risk children and families.

What We Don’t Know Harms Children
By Richard J. Gelles, PhD
System change on behalf of society’s most vulnerable children relies not on more workers or more training but on more timely and accurate information.

Child Welfare: Taking a Tech Lesson from the Aviation Industry
By Eileen Mayers Pasztor, DSW
Government and business must unite to develop interoperable systems and standards for children’s safety, just as they did for air passenger safety. Advocacy to secure political leadership and public will is key.

Linking Education and Social Services Data to Improve Child Welfare
By Elizabeth M Laird, Data Quality Campaign
Cross-agency, data-based decision making benefits children and is currently within our reach. 

The Collective Parenting of Our Most Vulnerable Children
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky
California and other states are developing programs to ensure that at-risk youngsters get the collaborative care required for immediate and long-term success.

Child Abuse and Substance Abuse: Addressing the Critical Overlap
By Sid Gardner, President, Children and Family Futures
Inter-agency data and collaboration are crucial to identifying and controlling the pattern of referral, deferral and blame.