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Child welfare

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Why aren't kids a policy priority?

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Cultivating Change: How the HealthConnect Fellowship lifted a network of advocates to improve children's health in central Iowa

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7 Benefits of a Statewide System Approach to Community Health Work

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HealthConnect Fellows: Engaging authentically in systems change

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7 insights gained through a nonprofit merger

Foundation grants
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4 ways to measure system-change progress

System change
May 31, 2022
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5 reasons why youth should lead systems-change work

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Iowa youth aging out of foster care: How are they doing?

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Connecting systems, connecting families

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What does opportunity look like for Iowa children (and are we doing the right things help them thrive)?

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Together, inching closer to a tipping point on children's issues

Advocacy
May 22, 2018
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What do youth who are homeless need? And how far am I willing to go to help?

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Re-Imagining How Iowa's Systems Work Together to Best Serve Families

The Vision Council has led conversations on how Iowa's families and children can be safe, secure, healthy, and well in our communities.

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Protecting Those Who Protect Our Kids

Iowa ACEs 360 shares this story about how supervisors in the Polk County Dept. of Human Services’ Child Welfare Division are addressing trauma in their workforce.

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A New Approach to Supporting Youth in Juvenile Detention

Teenagers in jumpsuits lying on yoga mats, their eyes closed, their bodies still. This is the image Megan Hoxhalli describes as remarkable for juvenile detention, a place where youth arrive shaken, dysregulated, and scared about their future.

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