Videos and Podcasts

Videos featuring prominent policymakers and effective policies:

• National Leaders and Policymakers   -  video -  more information  A video featuring Patrick McCarthy, President and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, on why PolicyForResults.org is an important tool for policymakers.

• What Leaders Say About This Website  -  video -  more information  A video about PolicyForResults.org featuring Douglas W. Nelson, former President and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., former governor of  Maryland, and The Honorable Steve Rauschenberger, former Illinois State Senator, former President, National Conference of State Legislatures

• Maryland Opportunity Compact   - short video -  long video -  more information  A brief overview of a financing strategy and the program it funded that resulted in young children in foster care being reunited with their parents in half the normal time. Features former  Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Hathaway Ferebee of the Safe and Sound Campaign, Justin Reyna of the Family Recovery Program and Judy Mburu, a parent and graduate of the Family Recovery Program. 

• Strengthening Families - video - more information A video overview of the Strengthening Families Initiative featuring Jim Redmon, Executive Director, Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund; Rebecca Gillam; Project Coordinator, Kansas Strengthening Families Plan; Lee Urban, Assistant to the Attorney General; and, Jackie Counts, Associate Director, Institute for Educational Research and Public Service University of Kansas.

• Addressing Racial Disproportionality in Juvenile Detention  -   video  -  more information The story of Pima County, Arizona’s efforts to reduce disproportionate minority confinement. Features James Bell of the Haywood Burns Institute, Kelly Langford of the Urban League, Richard Ellias of the Board of Supervisors, Clarence Boykin of the Black Chamber of Commerce, Capt. Kevin Mayhew of the Tucson Police Department, Lt. Rick Wilson of the Tucson Police Department, Bart Lubow of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Magdelana Verduga of Chicanos Por La Causa.

• Connecticut Uses a Results Frame to Improve Outcomes for Young Children    - video -  more information  The story of Connecticut’s use of results-based accountability to ensure better outcomes for young children, as measured by elementary school academic success. Features Rep. Diana Urban, Janice Gruendel, the governor’s senior policy advisor on early childhood, and David Nee, Executive Director of the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund.

• Kansas Strengthening Families - video - more information The story of Kansas Strengthening Families, at the State and Community Levels, featuring Vicky Roper, Director, Prevent Child Abuse Kansas, Kansas Children’s Service League and Rebecca Gillam; Project Coordinator, Kansas Strengthening Families Plan.     

• Employment and Training Through Food Stamp Funding  -  video   -  more information  Federal funds for employment and training are available through this innovative and under-utilized program.

• Engaging Parents and Youth, Authentic Voices - video - more information A video presentation of the experiences of parents and youth formerly involved in the child welfare system.  

• Race Matters  -   video -  more information  A video on New Mexico’s efforts to use data, research and effective strategies to reduce or eliminate racial disparities.

  Podcasts discussing policy issues found on the site:  

• Strengthening Families - podcast-  Judy Langford, national project director for Strengthening Families, talks about the Strengthening Families Initiative in Kansas and how policy makers have used the Protective Factors to prevent child abuse and neglect.

• Using Outcomes to Develop Public Policy - podcast - Arlene F. Lee, Associate Director for Public Policy, Center for the Study of Social Policy, talks about using results to develop public policy and improve outcomes for children and families.