On Season 3 Episode 20, Dr. Kahn’s special guest is Connie Reguli -- a family lawyer and advocate for child welfare reform who has spent 30 years defending families in our family court systems. More than that, Reguli has built a support network for parents threatened by child protective services and brought together resources, guidelines and training videos for parents who suddenly find themselves in family court. See links below in Show Notes.

Episode 20 opens with Dr. Kahn describing a photo of her and Reguli in Des Moines at the Iowa State Capitol on October 20, 2017, talking almost 8 years ago about these very same issues. Dr. Kahn asked what motivated Reguli to turn her attention to the broken child welfare system, especially foster care. Conversation then turned to foster care as a for-profit industry and a US Marshall’s report that 33,000 children go missing from foster care every year. The conversation concluded with comments about lobbying for change in Washington DC and current legislation that would help parents keep their kids out of foster care.

For more information, see:

YouTube channel - Connie Reguli

https://youtube.com/@connieregulifamilyforward?si=39HQPmm4_pN0EC94

YouTube - Family Forward Training and News

https://youtube.com/@connieregulifamilyforward?si=39HQPmm4_pN0EC94

TikTok

https://www.tiktok.com/@familyforward

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/conniereguli/

Facebook personal profile

https://www.facebook.com/connie.reguli

Facebook group Family Forward Project

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1697223540511940

https://www.linkedin.com/in/connie-reguli/

https://x.com/conniereguli

Pronounces name KAH-nee REG-yuh-lee