Facilities and Family Services

C OUNC IL OF THE D ISTRIC T OF C OLUMB IA C OMMITTE E ON FA C ILITIE S A ND FA MILY SE RV IC E S NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 CHAIRWOMAN LEWIS GEORGE COMMITTEE ON FACILITIES AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHAIRWOMAN HENDERSON COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ANNOUNCE A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING on B25-0500, Alternative Restorative Therapy (ART) Options for Youth Amendment Act of 2023 and Mental Health in the Child Welfare System on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m Remote Hearing via Virtual Platform Streamed live at www.janeeseward4.com/live. AGENDA AND WITNESS LIST I. Call to Order II. Opening Remarks III. Witness Testimony Public Witnesses 1. Kevin Rapp, Commissioner, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5E05 2. Dr. Beth Bowman, CEO, Restoring Ivy Collective, Inc. 3. Tami Weerasingha-Cote, Supervising Policy Attorney, Children's Law Center 4. Amber Rieke, Project Lead, Children's Law Center 5. William Cox, Staff Attorney, Children's Law Center 6. Megan Conway, Senior Attorney and Policy Liaison, Children’s Law Center 7. Rachel Ungar, Staff Attorney, Children's Law Center Government Witnesses 1. Meghan Sullivan, Interim Deputy Director of Children/Youth Service, Department of Behavioral Health 2. Nicole K. Gilbert, Deputy Director, Office of Well Being, Child and Family Services Agency