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When it comes to human trafficking, elected officials might think “that doesn’t happen here.” In this podcast, the UNC School of Government’s expert in human trafficking, Margaret Henderson, talks about her recently-published bulletin on one specific form of human trafficking, familial sex trafficking, which does in fact exist here in [...]

We encounter the survivors of human trafficking without realizing it. This episode is the second of three in a series about sex and labor trafficking. In it, we hear from a local government elected official who was trafficked as a teenager and learn about the factors that enabled her resilience.

In the final episode of our series about sex and labor trafficking, a survivor of familial trafficking shares her story of abuse, resilience, and success.

This episode explores recent findings of the NC Institute of Medicine’s Task Force on the Future of the Public Health Workforce in NC.

Elected officials want economically vibrant communities and gentrification is affecting property values in many urban areas. Learn how changing housing markets can lead to equity issues in property appraisals and appeals.

Whether you own your home or rent it, the value of it affects how much you pay for it. The process for determining the true value of taxable property is called “appraisal”. Local elected officials are responsible for assuring that it’s accurate, fair, and equitable. How does that work?

North Carolina elected officials described what it means to get derailed – what it looks like and what happens as a result. SOG faculty member Willow Jacobson and her colleagues discuss what we learned: who really suffers when a local elected official gets derailed?

How does workplace culture affect worker recruitment and retention? This topic was identified by our faculty as one of five issues to watch in 2023. We talk about what workplace culture means in the public sector and why it should matter to local governing boards.

Growing old is hard. For most of us, we whine and complain about our ailments and then move on to the next topic of the day. That’s not reality for many older adults. In this podcast, we explore the School of Government’s Adult Protection Network, and how elected officials can [...]

Public officials across Guilford County decided Elder Abuse was not acceptable. A multi-disciplinary team made up of law enforcement officers, judicial officials, and agencies that work with elderly populations, is breaking down silos between agencies through a shared mission: to protect older adults from abuse and stop the perpetrators. 

Pregnant women with substance use disorders face challenges in finding obstetrical care. The SUN project in Cabarrus County is a collaborative approach to cross-sector pre-natal care that treats the mother, the newborn, and the family with a comprehensive array of services steeped in compassion.

2023 legislation enacted by the NC General Assembly created a “Parents’ Bill of Rights”. Local public officials who are responsible for health care services for minors are affected by the legislation, although some parts of the bill simply codify language from already-existing laws. Learn what’s new and what’s not new [...]

This podcast explores how the North Carolina Benchmarking Project is enabling data and decisions in municipalities. The Benchmarking Project allows elected leaders and managers to compare service data and performance trends with other participating units.