Coalition's Advocacy Priorities
- Hiring & Retaining Qualified Staff: Investment in Stabilizing our Workforce
- Investment in Evidence-Based Practices to help move towards a performance based/value based system of care in Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice and Medicaid
- Decreased Medicaid Revenue.
 Advocacy is:
- Educating and raising awareness on a specific issue
- Sharing your story and experiences
- Building relationships
- Writing letters, talking with legislators, and hosting events
- Speaking up for others
- A daily activity
- Fun!
Advocacy is not:
- Influencing specific legislation (*this is called lobbying)
- Done just one time
- Only focused on legislators and other elected officials
- Difficult - anyone can do it!
* Lobbying is always advocacy, but advocacy is not always lobbying.
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