Regional Resource
Reinforcing Our “Steel Magnolias”: How the South Is Combatting High Maternal Mortality Rates
Regional Resource by Policy Analyst, Erin Twomey The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate...
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Issue Brief
From Likes to Laws: State Legal Protections for Child Influencers
Issue Brief by Policy Analysts: Katie Lee and Erin Twomey Child influencers, sometimes referred to as...
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Policy Analysis
A Family Approach: Substance Abuse Impact and Solutions for Southern Foster Care Systems
CSG South, in partnership with Casey Family Programs, provides states with information and resources on child...
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Issues to Watch
2025 Issues to Watch
As the 2025 legislative cycle approaches, legislators across the South prepare and pre-file legislation to address...
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Other
Question of the Month, October
What is the South doing about healthcare accessibility?
Other
Question of the Month, June
What Southern States Offer Medical Marijuana License Reciprocity?
Regional Resource
A Tough Pill To Swallow: How States Are Facilitating School Responses to Youth Opioid Overdoses
From the small towns of Appalachia and the rural Deep South to the college towns in...
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Issues to Watch
2024 Issues to Watch
As the 2024 legislative cycle approaches, legislators across the South prepare and pre-file legislation to address...
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Other
Question of the Month, April
What is “tranq”, and what are state lawmakers doing to mitigate its impact?
Human Services & Public Safety Committee
Brice Wiggins
2026-2027 ChairSenator Mississippi
Jim Burgin
2026-2027 Vice ChairSenatorNorth Carolina
Jill Clark
Committee LiaisonDirector of Strategic Partnerships, Policy, and ProgramsGeorgiaCSG South’s Human Services & Public Safety Committee addresses challenges states face in the areas of human services and corrections, as well as policies and programs that address them. The committee frequently undertakes assessments of pressing health issues including the national opioid crisis, organ donations, long-term care, aging inmate populations, female offenders, and mental health parity in prisons.