Jeremy Kohomban
According to Jeremy Kohomban, CEO of Children’s Village, valuing the sanctity of families and making strategic investments to create safe and beautiful communities is the way to transform child welfare.
Transforming child welfare requires the authentic engagement of a diverse network of stakeholders — including families — who are committed to re-envisioning our entire approach. In this brief video, Jeremy Kohomban discusses who needs to be engaged to achieve child welfare transformation.
Mary Ann Cooney
Mary Ann Cooney, chief of health systems transformation at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, stresses the importance of working together to address systemic and deep-rooted inequities because these issues are too complex for any one discipline to solve on its own.
Mary Ann Cooney speaks about the key elements necessary — and the patience required — to truly achieve transformational systems change.
Casey Family Programs consults with individuals and teams across the country to compile research, experiences, and insights about approaches that can safely reduce the need for foster care and ensure the well-being of children and families. We share this information broadly to help child welfare leaders and their partners tackle similar issues in their own communities. For questions about this resource, or if you have other child welfare information needs, please email kmresources@casey.org.
