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Shield the Vulnerable: Untold Stories – Connection Over Convenience

In this episode, Dave speaks with Alisha Brown about why connection, proximity, and cultural belonging must come before system convenience in child welfare. Alisha shares powerful insight into how crisis-driven decisions affect families, why kids still want to return home, and how support—not judgment—creates real change. This conversation highlights what true child-centered care requires and why collaboration, culture, and community matter.

Timestamps

00:07:32 – 00:08:03
Why children still want to go home, even in hard situations.

00:08:03 – 00:08:37
How crisis-driven decisions harm families.

00:09:19 – 00:09:54
Parents don’t want to fail — they need support.

00:10:31 – 00:11:03
“You had hope for me when no one else did.”

00:11:19 – 00:11:59
What child apprehension feels like from the field.

00:13:13 – 00:13:36
How any parent might react when a social worker arrives.

00:15:16 – 00:15:49
Why lack of connection makes youth vulnerable to traffickers.

00:16:35 – 00:17:19
The importance of familiar faces in care placements.

00:17:46 – 00:18:09
Imagining what it feels like to be placed with strangers.

00:19:27 – 00:20:02
Why Alisha stays in this work: “Because it matters.”

00:20:27 – 00:20:53
Leadership begins with knowing yourself.

00:21:15 – 00:21:52
The system is in the messy middle of major change.

00:22:18 – 00:22:53
Why you can’t pour from an empty cup.

00:23:13 – 00:23:33
Modeling self-care as a leader.

00:28:12 – 00:28:27
The reality of bureaucracy: meetings about meetings.