| Witnesses |
| Panel: |
| | Cornelia Ashby, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, U.S. Government Accountability Office |
| | The Honorable Constance Cohen, Associate Juvenile Judge, Fifth Judicial District of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, on behalf of Zero to Three |
| | Linda Spears, Vice President, Corporate Communications and Development, Child Welfare League of America |
| | Terry Cross, Director, National Indian Child Welfare Association, Portland, Oregon |
| | Kent Hymel, M.D., Falls Church, Virginia, on behalf of American Academy of Pediatrics |
| | Thomas Atwood, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Council for Adoption, Alexandria, Virginia |
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| Panel: |
| | The Honorable Cari DeSantis, Secretary, Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, Wilmington, Delaware, on behalf of the American Public Human Services Association |
| | Daniel Hatcher, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland |
| | William Bell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Casey Family Programs, Seattle, Washington |
| | Richard Wexler, Executive Director, National Coalition for Child Protection Reform, Alexandria, Virginia |
| | Ikeita Cantu Hinojosa, Associate Counsel, Legislative Affairs, National Association of Social Workers |
| | William Tower, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Family Rights Association, Fair Oaks, California |
| | Heidi Goldsmith, Executive Director, Coalition for Residential Education, Silver Spring, Maryland |