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40809 - Rewriting the Future: Youth-Driven Policies That Catalyze Change
Mon, August 11, 2:00 to 3:30pm, East Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Concourse Level/Bronze, Randolph 1ADescription
Who should decide what is best for children? By answering this question, this session challenges the taken-for-granted notion that children are passive recipients of adult care and guidance. Drawing on research across a range of contexts – including families, the healthcare system, and social welfare agencies – these papers demonstrate how policies could be reimagined youth were allowed to be active participants in their own lives.
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Play or Played? Childhood and Children Participation in Policies Decision-Making Process in Taiwan - Pei-Chen Cheng, University at Albany, SUNY
Partnering with Autistic Adolescents to Interrogate the Validity of Dominant Screeners and Reduce Health Disparities - Jessica Tara Freedman, Michigan State University
Supporting the Future: Future Expectations for Queer Youth in Child Welfare & How Social Support Shapes Them - Heather Lepper-Pappan, University of Oklahoma; Rin Ferraro, Sam Houston State University
Trauma-Informed Logics in Foster Care: Shifting Responsibilities and Organizational Impact - Hannah Elizabeth Curtis, University of Washington