About Angela



As a birth parent Ms. Braxton struggled with alcoholism and drug addiction for many
years and as a result of this addiction, lost her children to the child welfare system. Ms.
Braxton now has multiple years of recovery. And a relationship with her children.

As a Family Involvement Consultant, Ms. Braxton works with child welfare agencies
and family partners across the country to improve child welfare outcomes for children
and families.

Her work with state child welfare agencies is guided by the principles of Systems of
Care as a way to promote safety, permanency, and well-being for children and
families involved with, or at risk of becoming involved with the child welfare system.

Ms. Braxton works in partnership with state and county child welfare systems to create
collaborative partnerships among diverse groups of parents and caregivers (birth,
foster, adoptive parents and kin caregivers) groups as well as between these family
members and agency service providers (child welfare, law enforcement, substance
abuse treatment centers, and the courts) to sustain these collaborative partnerships
over time.

Ms. Braxton is co-founder of the Kansas Family Advisory Network, Inc.

Ms. Braxton is a member of the Atlantic Coast Child Welfare Implementation Center
Regional Advisory Board and Family Involvement Consultant

Ms. Braxton is also a member of the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute
(NCWWI) Advisory Board.

Ms. Braxton is a member and consultant to the Leadership Academy for Middle
Managers Advisory Board and National Training Team

Ms. Braxton is a consultant to The National Resource Center for Permanency and
Family Connections at Hunter College School of Social Work, New York

Publications: A Woman with an Issue
A Mother’s Memoir of Addiction, Loss, Redemption and Recovery
Angela Richey Braxton (Author)
www.inspiredbooks.org

Restoration Through the Storm
Angela Richey Braxton (Author/Publisher)
www.inspiredbooks.org
Inspired Books LLC
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