Sara Tiano is a senior reporter for The Imprint, a nonprofit newsroom covering child welfare and youth justice nationally, and an alumna of USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Her reporting addresses systemic problems, policy changes and the experiences of families and children involved in the child welfare system, with a particular focus on youth residential treatment. Her reporting has resulted in the passage of three reform laws in California and has earned an Impact in Journalism award from the Sacramento Press Club and awards from the California News Publisher’s Association for investigative reporting and coverage of youth and education.

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