Hello!

Dear Reclaiming Futures Every Day readers,
As you may have noticed, I have been slowly posting to this wonderfully informative blog over the past couple of weeks, and am pleased to announce that my posts will become much more frequent. I’m very excited to take over as editor of this blog and to work with the good folks at Reclaiming Futures to keep you informed of the latest happenings in the areas of juvenile justice and substance abuse treatment.
For the past six years, I have worked at the New America Foundation, where I focused on promoting savings strategies to exit poverty, access to healthcare, reducing health disparities, education reform, and energy policy. Many of those areas have crossover with the juvenile justice system and I look forward to exploring them with you.
Benjamin did an incredible job of establishing this blog, not only as a go-to resource on juvenile justice issues, but also as a safe space for open dialogue and the sharing of ideas, and I plan to continue in his shoes. That being said, I would very much like to hear your ideas about improving this blog and making it more useful for you. What would you like to see?
I also invite you to participate more actively by submitting comments and writing guest posts. There is much that we can learn from each other, and this blog is a great place to share information and ask questions.
-Liz

Liz Wu is a Digital Accounts Manager at Prichard Communications, where she oversees digital outreach for Reclaiming Futures and edits Reclaiming Futures Every Day. Before joining the Prichard team, Liz established the West Coast communications presence for the New America Foundation, where she managed all media relations, event planning and social media outreach for their 6 domestic policy programs. Liz received a B.A. in both Peace and Conflict Studies and German from the University of California at Berkeley.