The full Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children, meeting on December 12, 2014, in the State Office Building. Image source: Author The last two meetings of the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children (CPS Task Force)—held on December 4 and December 12—were mainly concerned with developing preliminary recommendations to the 2015 [...]
Child protection-related tragedies, including child deaths from maltreatment, frequently lead to extended coverage in the media and public calls for systemic reform and change. One of the most frequently sought-after reforms involves increased transparency and accountability within the child protection system. Theoretically, the more transparency within the system (i.e., the more aware the public is [...]
The Next CPS Task Force Meeting The next meeting of the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children is Friday, December 12, from 9 AM to 12 PM, in Room 200 of the State Office Building in St. Paul. While the agenda for this meeting has not been made available online yet, it is [...]
These words from Paul Wellstone are written in 11 languages in the main hall of Neighborhood House’s Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building. Frewoine Nerea (left), Ann Rajkowski MSW student (center) and Asha Mohamud (right)Currently 2 of our MSW Child Welfare scholars are working with and learning more about families coming to the [...]
Race & School Suspensions SeriesWritten by Wendy Haight, PhD, Gamble-Skogmo Chair The goal of this blog series is to provide information and encourage discussion of solutions for racial disproportionality in out-of-school suspensions focusing on Black children and families. In this first blog post, we will describe out-of-school suspensions, and why we should be especially concerned [...]
I came across a provocatively titled blog article, “I hate adoption” that is an important read, and I encourage you to get past the title. This essay provides another side of adoption that we don’t hear much about – the voices of the adoptive siblings. While some readers may not agree with the author’s conclusions [...]
Preliminary estimates for fiscal year (FY) 2013 on national adoption and foster care statistics were made available at the end of September via The AFCARS Report No. 21 (AFCARS stands for Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System). These estimates are current as of July 2014. Demographics There were 402,378 children in foster care [...]
Inside the State Capitol Building, St. Paul, MN. Image source: Patrick O'Leary/University of Minnesota Since the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children (or CPS Task Force, for short) began in October, there has been an option on the CPS Task Force's website to send comments to the CPS Task Force directly. Additionally, in [...]
