Welcome to Growing Up in America. This is a discussion on children, public policy. How do we as a community do when it comes to taking care of all of our kids? We are a production of Children at Risk, The Voice for the Children of Texas.

Today’s guests and topics are:

• Shani Bacy, Chief Program Officer, The Landing  

• Human Trafficking rehabilitation, Drop-In Centers, Outreach programs, Youth Advocacy initiatives.

• Liz Selig, Executive Director, KNOW-Autism.

• Accolades Nominee, Children with Disabilities Advocate of the Year. Autism awareness and resources.

• Lizzy Cashiola, Associate Director of Regional Research at the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research