By: Regina Dyton and Chavon Campbell When Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, Conn was chosen by the US Department of Justice for a demonstration initiative to develop strategies and responses to address child fatalities from abuse or neglect, we didn’t expect the transformative nature of this project...
Today’s workforce expects fulfillment and sustainable culture change The workforce crisis continues Workforce trends clearly demonstrate that staff expects leaders to move beyond pre-pandemic, top-down, employee recognition and self-care initiatives To truly partner with them to improve engagement, retention, equity, and communication, the workforce of today expects leaders to...
Social Current was pleased to be included at the in-person event to recognize the fifth anniversary of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), hosted by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in Washington, DC To mark the occasion, on March...
Last Thursday, President Biden released a $69 trillion spending request for the fiscal year 2024 The Presidential Budget Request is merely a recommendation – appropriations committees in both chambers of Congress will draft their proposals However, the budget does represent the president’s priorities for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins on Oct...
Strategies for Mobilizing Voters: A Toolkit for Nonprofit Community-Based Organizations...
The American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) and Social Current are seeking insight and examples of innovative, high-impact stories of community-driven leadership efforts as well as public sector and community-based partnerships.
On Feb 15, Sen John Fetterman (D-Pa) voluntarily checked himself in to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive treatment for clinical depression, setting off a heated national debate about self-care and leadership While on the campaign trail last year, Fetterman suffered a stroke which impacted his cognitive abilities and reportedly...
The Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, and Social Current are offering free training and technical assistance to law enforcement agencies looking to improve workforce retention and officer well-being This 18-month initiative has 12 spots for law enforcement agencies to join All types of agencies are welcome, including but not...
As societal and political forces escalate to limit access to and exercise of the ballot, eliminate the teaching of Black history, and work to push us back into the 1890s, we can only rely on our capacity to resist The enactment of HR 40,...
Last Tuesday, President Biden delivered his State of the Union address, which outlined his policy priorities for the first two years of his term In one of the most animated environments for a State of the Union speech in recent decades, which included much back-and-forth between the president and the audience, Biden...