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Human Services Policy Advisors Institute
The Human Services Policy Advisors Institute is a series of monthly calls that bring together governors’ policy advisors and state leaders from social services and children and family-serving agencies to share innovations and best practices for serving the complex needs of children and families. This network serves as a monthly check-in for updates, content, peer-to-peer exchanges, and networking; this call series is the Children and Families Program’s primary space for convening policy advisors to discuss multidisciplinary policy considerations.
The Human Services Policy Advisors Institute is a series of monthly calls that bring together governors’ policy advisors and state leaders from social services and children and family-serving agencies to share innovations and best practices for serving the complex needs of children and families. This network serves as a monthly check-in for updates, content, peer-to-peer exchanges, and networking; this call series is the Children and Families Program’s primary space for convening policy advisors to discuss multidisciplinary policy considerations.
Members
Governors’ policy advisors with human services-related portfolios. Most commonly, this role is housed within the Governor’s office; however, personnel from state agencies such as human services, child welfare, and early childhood education may also join.
Activities
- Monthly call series
- State-specific technical assistance available on an ad hoc basis
- Consultation on NGA published materials
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HSPAI Sessions
![Combatting Childhood Hunger in Summer 2022](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-07-101928-150x150.png)
Combatting Childhood Hunger in Summer 2022
![Meet Them Where They Are: Identifying and Addressing Gaps in Child Care](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/childcare-150x150.jpeg)
Meet Them Where They Are: Identifying and Addressing Gaps in Child Care
![TANF & SNAP Pipelines to Address Workforce Shortages](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-07-100629-150x150.png)
TANF & SNAP Pipelines to Address Workforce Shortages
![Leveraging Innovative Technologies in Human Services](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot-2023-11-07-095945-150x150.png)
Leveraging Innovative Technologies in Human Services
![Opportunities to Strengthen Title IV-B](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Screenshot-2023-11-07-095701-150x150.png)
Opportunities to Strengthen Title IV-B
![State Strategies For Addressing The Mental Health Workforce Shortage](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screenshot-2023-11-07-100137-150x150.png)
State Strategies For Addressing The Mental Health Workforce Shortage
Please contact Jess Kirchner (jkirchner@nga.org) with any questions about the network.
Our Focus Areas
- Whole-family Approaches to Serving Children and Families
- Early Childhood Education and Care
- Juvenile Justice
- Human Services Data and Delivery Systems
- Housing and Homelessness
- Food Insecurity and Hunger
- Family Economic Security
- Anti-Poverty Solutions
- Foster Care, Kinship Care, and Adoption
- Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment
- Empowering Families and Communities
- Reducing Barriers to Opportunity and Equity
Meet the Team
- Jordan Hynes, Program Director
- Jess Kirchner, Policy Analyst
- Eli McCabe, Policy Analyst
- Ekaan Ahmad, Policy Coordinator
NGA Resources
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Human Services Policy Advisors Institute
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Help Wanted: Building a Pipeline to Address the Children’s Mental Health Provider Workforce Shortage
![Governors’ Top Priorities for Supporting Children and Families In 2022 State of the State Addresses](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/community_family-150x150.jpg)
Governors’ Top Priorities for Supporting Children and Families In 2022 State of the State Addresses
![National Governors Association Welcomes 10 States to Join Children and Families Core Advisory Board](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/intensive-in-home-tile-150x150.jpg)
National Governors Association Welcomes 10 States to Join Children and Families Core Advisory Board
![Child and Family Well-Being Learning Cohort](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/well-being6-150x150.jpg)
Child and Family Well-Being Learning Cohort
![2021 Child and Family Well-Being Governors’ Summit](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Summit_cover-150x150.png)
2021 Child and Family Well-Being Governors’ Summit
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State Innovation for Strengthening Families
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SNAP E&T Action Lab
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Case Study: California’s ACEs Aware Initiative
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Promising Practices to Reduce Maternal Mortality in New Jersey
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8 States Join Learning Network Supporting Child and Family Well-Being Throughout the Pandemic
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