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Let's Talk Kids

Lets Talk Kids @ ACNJ
New Jersey
Safe Babies Court Team
Special Education
NJ4S
Mental Health
Food Insecurity
Family Success Institute
Monmouth ACTS
Powerful Families Powerful Communities
Newark, United States
Community Foodbank Of New Jersey
Immigration
School Districts
Newark
Medicaid
IDEA
School Funding Reform Act
Njasps
Department Of Children and Families
Str8up Employment Services

Conversations with influential legislators, officials, experts, educators, entrepreneurs, parents, attorneys, and others who want to help give every child a chance to grow up safe, healthy, and educated. Anticipated Coverage: Education: Early Childhood Education (ECE); Early Child Care (Daycare); Special Education; School Environment; Education for Children in Foster Care; and Automation in Childh... more

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Elizabeth McCarthy, President and CEO of the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, explains the purposes and services provided by modern Food Banks in America, as well as the current state of SNAP Benefits, child nutrition programs, and Food Insecurity /... more

Lisa Pitz, Director of Hunger Free New Jersey, shares unique insights and growing concerns regarding Food Insecurity in the state and country as a whole. This episode covers everything from the inner workings of Food Pantries, to the future of SNAP B... more

Diane Travers, Senior Director of NJ4S Essex, speaks about how her organization has worked with schools to directly meet the ever-changing mental health needs of the next generation of students as well as their parents and teachers. NJ4S clinicians h... more

Andrea Martinez-Mejia, Executive Director of the Greater Newark Healthcare Coalition, discusses the importance of many aspects of mental and physical well-being that are overlooked in New Jersey and the United States, as well as how Healthcare system... more

David Sims, Director of Stakeholder Engagement at Safe Babies Court Team, discusses Child Protective Services and how the system has been improved and can be further improved in its treatment of fathers; what initiatives exist for supporting fathers ... more

Charlie Venti,  President of Inventive Strategies LLC and Board Member of the Let’s Talk Kids parent non-profit ACNJ, explores his experiences with how the U.S. and state governments have worked with American communities in the past to support famili... more

John Mulholland, an attorney and the Executive Director of the New Jersey Association of Special Education Partner Schools (NJASEPS), sheds light on the incredible advances made for improving the livelihood of kids with learning disabilities, as well... more

Dashaan Jennings, a member of leadership at Powerful Families Powerful Communities (PFPC) and founder of Str8Up Employment Services, discusses how we can improve the process of Mandated Reporting and educate members of communities to support each oth... more

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Recent Guests

Elizabeth McCarthy
President and CEO, Community FoodBank of New Jersey
Community FoodBank of New Jersey
Episode: What Americans NEED to Know About Food Insecurity (Food Bank CEO Reveals All) | Let’s Talk Kids
Diane Travers
Senior Director of NJ Statewide Student Support Services (NJ4S)
Family Connections
Episode: Helping Teens *FIGHT STRESS & FIND HOPE* | Let’s Talk Kids
Andrea Martinez-Mejia
Executive Director of the Greater Newark Healthcare Coalition
Greater Newark Healthcare Coalition
Episode: How Parent’s Health Affects Children’s Health | Let’s Talk Kids
David Sims
Director, Stakeholder Engagement, Safe Babies New Jersey / Safe Babies Court Team
Safe Babies Court Team
Episode: Communicating with and Supporting Fathers | Let’s Talk Kids
John Mulholland
Attorney and executive director, NJ Association of Private Special Education Centers (NJASEPs)
NJASEPs
Episode: The Power and Potential of Special Education | Let’s Talk Kids
Charlie Venti
President of Inventive Strategies; long-time ACNJ board member
Inventive Strategies / Advocates for Children of New Jersey
Episode: Unifying Government & Community to Support Next Gen | Let’s Talk Kids
Davetta Ford
State coordinator of the Safe Babies Court Team program
Child Focus (Safe Babies Court Team umbrella)
Episode: Finding a Foster Child’s Forever Home | Let’s Talk Kids
Dashaan Jennings
Advocate with lived experience; founder of Str8Up Employment Services
Str8Up Employment Services
Episode: Empowering Communities and Teens | Let’s Talk Kids

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Mary Coogan
Host of Let's Talk Kids; long-time advocate and leader focused on child welfare and family support.

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Helping Teens *FIGHT STRESS & FIND HOPE* | Let’s Talk Kids
Q: So why not just put a therapist in every school?
While many schools see value in embedded clinicians, the model emphasizes a mix of universal prevention, group-based supports, and tier three clinical services delivered in schools and communities to maximize reach, minimize scheduling conflicts with academics, and tailor services to individual and school needs.
How Parent’s Health Affects Children’s Health | Let’s Talk Kids
Q: How does the coalition handle information sharing with trusted providers to aid enrollment and resource navigation for families?
The coalition actively links families to resources, invites care management organizations to events, and uses education to help families understand enrollment, eligibility, and how to connect with services; ongoing collaboration with Medicaid and managed care organizations is central.
How Parent’s Health Affects Children’s Health | Let’s Talk Kids
Q: What barriers exist to preventive care, and how might those be addressed in New Jersey?
Barriers include funding gaps, complicated access pathways, and the complexity of coordinating care across providers; the speakers emphasize sustaining public health funding, simplifying access points, and adopting a holistic, data-informed approach to make preventive care affordable and accessible.
How Parent’s Health Affects Children’s Health | Let’s Talk Kids
Q: What drew Andrea to work with the health coalition and the healthcare arena?
Andrea described a long career in public health and policy, including roles at the New Jersey Department of Health, which shaped her commitment to translating policy into community impact and to using data to drive practical health interventions.
Finding a Foster Child’s Forever Home | Let’s Talk Kids
Q: What does permanency mean in this context, and what are the options?
Permanency is finding a forever home for a child, with options including reunification with birth parents, adoption, or kinship legal guardianship, depending on circumstances and rights.

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What is Let's Talk Kids about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Across recent episodes, the show centers on child welfare, education, and family supports, featuring policymakers, advocates, educators, and practitioners who discuss how systems intersect to protect children and strengthen families. Topics commonly explored include engaging fathers in permanency and protection work, private and public school partnerships, trauma-informed approaches in child welfare, and cross-sector collaboration to reduce barriers to services. Notable throughlines include practical strategies for court teams, kinship and adoption pathways, systemic funding considerations, and the role of community-based supports in preventing crises. The format often blends policy insight with on-the-ground storytelling from professionals... more

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Recent guests on Let's Talk Kids include:

1. Elizabeth McCarthy
2. Diane Travers
3. Andrea Martinez-Mejia
4. David Sims
5. John Mulholland
6. Charlie Venti
7. Davetta Ford
8. Dashaan Jennings

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