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Learn how to effectively present data in digestible and actionable ways that lead to real change.

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Explore the process of transitioning to a prevention-focused child welfare system from several perspectives, including those of a mother and son with lived experience and leaders who set the tone and direction for putting families at the center of child welfare work.

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Hear about strategies for authentically partnering with youth, young adults, Tribes, families, and communities of color to inform and improve child welfare research, practice, and policy.

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Explore workforce challenges in child welfare and highlight the urgent need to be brave in addressing those challenges.

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Learn actionable ways to engage in authentic, nonexploitative storytelling practices with people with lived experience and expertise. 

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Explore additional resources to learn actionable ways to engage in authentic, nonexploitative storytelling practices with people with lived experience and expertise.

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Explore additional resources to learn actionable ways to engage in authentic, nonexploitative storytelling practices with people with lived experience and expertise.

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Learn how child welfare organizations can create equity in the workforce. 

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Explore additional resources to learn how child welfare organizations can create equity in the workforce. 

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Explore additional resources to learn how incorporating voices of lived experience can help improve child welfare services. 

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Hear a summary of the 2022 CWVE themes and learn strategies for moving forward with prioritizing lived expertise in child welfare. 

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Explore additional resources on how to increase commitment to partnering with people with lived expertise in child welfare. 

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Explore ways to increase commitment to partnering with people with lived expertise in child welfare.