NC Family's Family Policy Matters

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Clare Morell, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, to discuss the benefits of phone-free environments for children. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Monique Yohanan, a Senior Fellow at the Independent Women's Forum, to discuss vaccine policy from a perspective that balances parental rights with public health concerns.  The opinions expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily represent the opinions or perspectives of NC Family. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Monique Yohanan, a Senior Fellow at the Independent Women's Forum, to discuss vaccine policy from a perspective that balances parental rights with public health concerns.  The opinions expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily represent the opinions or perspectives of NC Family. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Josh Wood, Executive Director of Them Before Us, to discuss the damage that divorce causes to children and society at large and what policies can be put in place to mitigate these effects. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Beverly Willett, author and co-chairman for the Coalition of Divorce Reform, to discuss the great importance of saving marriages and reducing unnecessary divorces.  Learn more about Beverly Willett's book, Disassembly Required

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family Vice President Mitch Prosser welcomes Andy Crouch, author and partner for theology and culture at Praxis, to discuss how technology is hurting our ability to build relationships and what habits we can create to counteract this.

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family Vice President Mitch Prosser welcomes Andy Crouch, author and partner for theology and culture at Praxis, to discuss how technology is hurting our ability to build relationships and what habits we can create to counteract this. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Marty McCaffrey, Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Perinatal Quality Collaborative of North Carolina, to discuss how the medical community can improve care for babies born with genetic abnormalities. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Mississippi's Attorney General Lynn Fitch to discuss the Mississippi Access to Maternal Assistance program (MAMA), and how it is helping women and children across the state.  

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes John Stonestreet, President of the Colson Center, to discuss the new Truth Rising documentary and study co-produced by the Colson Center and Focus on the Family.  This documentary will be available to stream on September 5, 2025. Learn more about Truth Rising here: https://www.truthrising.com  

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Patrick T. Brown, a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, to discuss a pro-family perspective on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Tonya Baker Nelson, President and CEO of Hand of Hope Pregnancy Centers, to discuss their work in providing aid to victims of human trafficking. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Reverend Paul Sullins, Research Associate Professor at The Catholic University of America, to discuss how Christians can approach scientific research in a healthy way. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Tucker Young, NC Family's summer intern, to discuss his experience learning about the legislative process and effective advocacy from a Biblical perspective. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. John West, Vice President of the Discovery Institute, to discuss his new book  Stockholm Syndrome Christianity and how the Church is being held captive by secular culture. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Kevin Sabet, President and CEO of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, to discuss the importance of effective drug policies.

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President welcomes Walt Heyer and Dr. Jennifer Bauwens to discuss their new book Embracing God's Design: Addressing the Spiritual and Psychological Crisis Behind Transgender Identity  and how Christians can approach transgenderism. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Kent Lasnoski, author of the book Human Embryo Adoption, vol. 2, Catholic Arguments For and Against,  to discuss the theological implications involved in embryo adoption. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Allison Ellis to discuss her new book,  Finding Our Words: Words That Made America , and the importance of studying the words and documents that were foundational in the creation of America.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Representative Jennifer Balkcom to discuss HB 519—Parents' Medical Bill of Rights, a bill she sponsored that would affirm the rights of North Carolina parents to oversee the medical care of their children.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Jeff Hamilton, Founder of Dad Academy, to discuss the importance of intentional fathers and how men can become great dads.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. John Cuddeback, Professor of Philosophy at Christendom College, to discuss the benefits and challenges of raising children "different."

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Nathanael Blake, a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, to discuss why Christians should put their hopes in something greater than politics. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Autumn Leva,  Director of Strategy & Campaigns for Stop Predatory Gambling, to discuss the damage that gambling does to families. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, we are re-airing a show from November, 2024 where host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomed Seth Gruber to discuss his new documentary entitled The 1916 Project and how Margaret Sanger's work is still causing damage and destruction in people's lives today. Seth Gruber is the founder of The White Rose Resistance.