About Stefanie Sprow

Deputy Director, Child Welfare and Mental Health
Stefanie Sprow is the Deputy Director of Child Welfare and Mental Health at the Children’s Defense Fund. Stefanie has worked to enact and implement several federal laws to improve outcomes for children, including the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018, the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act of 2014, and Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008. Sprow co-leads the Child Welfare and Mental Health Coalition. She studied at the University of Michigan.