20 Best Child Welfare Podcasts

1. Child Welfare Information Gateway

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The Child Welfare Information Gateway Podcast shares the innovations, lessons, and perspectives from those working to improve child welfare system. Our mission is to help adoption, foster care, and child safety caseworkers by exploring new ideas and practices making a difference in the lives of children, youth and families. Child Welfare Information Gateway is a service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.MORE Producer/Network A service of the Children's Bureau, ACF/HHS
Email ****@childwelfare.gov
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 34.2KTwitter 5.6K Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Since Aug 2016 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free

2. The Social Work Lens

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The Social Work Lens podcast focuses on social work & child welfare topics, and brings you the voices of youth, caregivers, social workers, and subject matter experts. Follow along and join the Training & Coaching Specialists at the University of Vermont's Child Welfare Training Partnership (CWTP) as they bring you interviews on all things child welfare. Find show notes & transcripts @ https://vermontcwtp.org/podcast/ Follow us on IG @ https://www.instagram.com/thesocialworklens/MORE Host Kate Cunningham
Producer/Network Vermont CWTP
Email ****@uvm.edu
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. From Foster Care to Family Law - A Child Welfare Focus

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This is Susan Chesnutt of The Chesnutt Law Firm. This is my podcast From Foster Care to Family Law: A Child Welfare Focus. I was raised in the foster care system, I was a child abuse investigator for the Department of Children and Families, and now I am an attorney practicing family law where my passion is to focus on the best interests of the children involved. In my podcast, I will be meeting industry experts exploring the seemingly impossible scenarios that families often struggle to manage. Each episode will include insights and concepts from professionals that deal with these issues.MORE Host Susan Chesnutt
Producer/Network Susan Chesnutt
Email ****@thechesnuttlawfirm.com
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Apple Rating 4/5Facebook 2.9KInstagram 387 Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

4. CASA Delaware Live

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CASA Delaware Live podcasts are designed to be short continuing education episodes that provide CASA Volunteers opportunities to expand their knowledge in child welfare and strengthen advocacy for the children we serve.MORE Host CASA Delaware Live!
Email ****@gmail.com
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Facebook 1.4KTwitter 150Instagram 1.7K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

5. The Children's Law Podcast

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Welcome to the Children's Law Podcast brought to you by True North Child Advocates. Our goal is to empower children's lawyers to help abused and neglected children get home faster. Listen as we discuss practical tips, our unique permanency-focused practice philosophy, and topics of interest for any child welfare professional working to improve outcomes for kids.MORE Host Angela Haney Orkin
Producer/Network True North Child Advocates
Email ****@childrenslaw.org
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Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Since Dec 2018 Get Email Contact

6. Child Welfare Leaders

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Welcome to Child Welfare Leaders Podcast, a unapologetic conversation designed to openly discuss issues in child welfare that challenge the status quo. Conversations will empower you in whatever capacity your role is, reignite your passion, give you strategies to lead change right where you are. I will share my insight, expertise, and bring along empowering guests to share how you can be the change and lead change because REAL CHANGE starts with you. Subscribe!Email inquiries, questions, or feedback to ****@gmail.comJoin our podcast Facebook Group: Child Welfare Leaders CollectiveMORE Producer/Network Cherish Fields
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Since Aug 2020 Get Email Contact

7. Seen Out Loud

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Seen Out Loud is a show about disrupting the child welfare system by the simple act of seeing families in their full humanity. Seeing people for who they truly are, and learning from their stories, offers new perspectives and compelling insights that can lead to radical transformation of America's foster care system. Listen with us to families as they share deeply personal stories about their experiences with the child welfare system. Hear them express how the moments they were finally seen and valued shaped the trajectories of their lives...MORE Producer/Network Institute for Family
Email ****@chsnc.org
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. The 'F' Word: Foster Care

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From Families' Anchor, join us as we navigate through the Child Welfare system. Hear stories from parents, Parent Navigators, service providers, attorneys, judges, the Department, family & friends, foster parents, and more. Come be part of the positive conversation and change of Child Welfare to a family well-being system.MORE Producer/Network Families' Anchor
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 174Twitter 9 Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact

9. Fostering the Future Podcast

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A show about all things child welfare, dependency, adoption and foster care. Your hosts, Jack & Cat are veterans in the world of child welfare and excited to spend a little time each week chatting about how we can all do something to help kids in care.MORE Hosts Jack Fostermom, Mac Mama, Cat, Nichole Perez
Producer/Network Fostering the Future Podcast
Email ****@fosteringthefuturepodcast.org
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 404Instagram 3.5K Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Since May 2021 Get Email Contact

10. CASCW podcast

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The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) is committed to connecting child welfare professionals to relevant and accessible training resources. We are excited to bring you the latest in research, policy, and practice via podcasts. This channel will cover a wide range of topics and will feature interviews with researchers, policy makers, frontline child welfare workers, community members, and many others. If you would like a transcript of any of our podcasts, please visit our website podcast page: https://cascw.umn.edu/podcasts/.MORE Producer/Network Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
Email ****@umn.edu
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 2.6KTwitter 2K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

11. Child Welfare

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A Podcast by the Florida Institute for Child Welfare at Florida State University
Producer/Network Florida Institute for Child Welfare
Email ****@fsu.edu
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 1.3KTwitter 330Instagram 980 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Since Aug 2019 Get Email Contact

12. The Future Effect

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The Future Effect is a weekly podcast bringing you the latest news and updates in Florida's child welfare system.Politics is a scary word - but it doesn't have to be. Hosts Danielle and Joe will take you with them as they traverse the halls of the state capitol, take a deep dive into policy and legislation affecting Florida's children, and chat with some folks dedicated to making positive change in the sunshine state. This podcast is brought to you by the Future Effect political committee.MORE Producer/Network The Future Effect
Email ****@futureeffect.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 304Twitter 92Instagram 169 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Since Dec 2019 Get Email Contact

13. Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Podcasts

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Featuring Minnesota state and national child welfare news, interviews, and analysis from Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota.
Producer/Network Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota
Email ****@safepassagemn.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 737Twitter 323 Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

14. Child Welfare Chronicles

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Join host Vernita and Kristy, as they share their passion for child welfare and discuss all things related to working in the child welfare field. Each episode will also break down a specific topic related to child welfare. Interested in disproportionality in the system or want to know more about foster care? This podcast will take a look at these topics, plus much more! Please subscribe! Feel free to reach out for more information or questions at ****@gmail.comMORE Producer/Network Vernita & Kristy
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 3/5Twitter 9Instagram 120 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact

15. Aged Out: The Stories that Built Us

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A podcast by the SMU Child Advocacy Clinic created to raise awareness regarding the child welfare system while giving youth who aged out a voice to transform itIf you are a former foster child who aged out of the system and want to share your story, email us at ****@gmail.com! You deserve to be heard.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of SMU or the W.W. Caruth, Jr. FoundationMORE Producer/Network SMU Child Advocacy Clinic
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 174Twitter 115 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since Oct 2018 Get Email Contact

16. Candid Conversations in Child Welfare

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(CITI) brings a modern mash-up of child welfare best practices, experiential and simulated learning, evidence-based tools, cross-sector collaboration, and technology innovation to move child welfare practice to the next level. As we journey forward, we will share our experiences and lean on allies that bring different perspectives and new findings in our new Podcast series, Candid Conversations in Child Welfare. Candid Conversations is a series grounded in authenticity and being real about the complexities of our profession.MORE Email ****@citi-us.com
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Facebook 315Twitter 307Instagram 75 Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Since Apr 2021 Get Email Contact

17. theHURTCIRCUS

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Join me, Nicholas Ridiculous, on a conversational exploration of the cause and effect growing up in the child welfare industry can have. The stories and experiences, and how these systems help to make or break us. Welcome, to theHURTCIRCUS, my personal therapy.MORE Producer/Network Nicholas Ridiculous
Email ****@gmail.com
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Facebook 284Instagram 1.5K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Since Jan 2019 Get Email Contact

18. CASA on the MOVE: Conversations about the Child Welfare System in Montgomery County

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This podcast connects community members, present and future CASA Advocates, and anyone interested in child welfare, with knowledge and ways to strengthen advocacy for children in the foster care system in Montgomery County.MORE Producer/Network Nancy Ayre
Email ****@alabamacasa.org
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Facebook 573Twitter 598Instagram 1.1K Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2021 Get Email Contact