This guest post was written by Faiza Ali. A Custody Battle Headed to the U.S. Supreme Court [Veronica with her father, Dusten Brown. Image courtesy of Post and Courier] This article (above) is about an adoption case involving a 3 year old Native American Child that is set to start trial in April at the [...]
This guest post was written by Kristin Struss. [Illustration by Brian Rea for the New York Times] What could be one of the most stressful moments of an adoptive mother and father's existence? This moment could be when they meet their child's birth mother for the first time. What adds even more stress? When you [...]
Update 4/16/13, 11:09 AM - Content clarification Update 4/5/13, 11:05 AM - Content clarification On Wednesday in the House Health and Human Services (HHS) Finance committee, Assistant Commissioner of Child and Family Services Erin Sullivan Sutton provided a walk-through of Governor Dayton's updated HHS budget recommendations from his supplemental budget as they pertain to children [...]
This guest post was written by Kendra Hanson. [Photo by LavenderLuz] Susan M. Wolfgram's article, "Openness in Adoption: What We Know So Far - A Critical Review of the Literature" is a valuable resource for prospective adoptive parents considering open adoption. While its publication in the 2008 April edition of the journal Social Work (Volume [...]
Two weeks ago DFL leaders announced their plans to cut $150 million from the base of the Health and Human Services (HHS) budget for the current biennium. This is in direct contrast to both Governor Dayton's proposal, which would have increased the HHS budget by $170 million, and the House and Senate DFL proposal to [...]
This guest post was written by Laurie Rottach. ICWA and the Responsibility of Adoption Agencies Adam Liptak's article, "Case Pits Adoptive Parents Against Tribal Rights" that was published in the New York Times on December 24, 2012 makes connections between a past Supreme Court decision from 1989 that involved the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) [...]
In a previous post, I wrote about a number of bills introduced that aimed to address children's mental health. The introduction of the Education (SF 978) and Health & Human Services (SF1034) omnibus bills featured several mental health provisions that were originally proposed within individual bills. Inclusion of these provisions in the omnibus bills increases [...]
This guest blog post was written by Courtney Knoll. ABC Family recently started airing promos for their upcoming series, produced by Jennifer Lopez, "The Fosters," set to air in June. It was highlighted this on the website BuzzFeed. Featuring a "multi-ethnic family mix of foster and biological kids being raised by two moms," the show [...]