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CASCW at the Capitol

CASCW at the Capitol, our child welfare policy blog, was developed as a way to disseminate relevant child welfare-related policy information to child welfare practitioners and supervisors.

January 2014

Child welfare-related bills introduced in the interim of the Minnesota legislative session

By |2016-12-01T19:33:05-06:00January 15th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , |

Although the Minnesota legislative session does not officially begin until February 25, quite a few bills were introduced in the interim on Monday. Because there are several that may impact children, youth, and families involved in child welfare (or at risk of involvement), I have decided to write two posts providing brief descriptions of these [...]

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Looking ahead: The 2014 Minnesota legislative session to focus on issues impacting children & youth

By |2016-12-01T19:33:05-06:00January 10th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , |

Yesterday I attended the 2014 Children and Youth Issues Briefing at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in St. Paul, MN. This briefing is held annually prior to the start of the Minnesota legislative session to discuss emerging legislative issues and initiatives that will impact children and youth in Minnesota. The event was well attended (as usual) [...]

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December 2013

Promoting Adoption Act, Part 2: Proposed Legislation Will Alter Adoption Incentives Programs

By |2016-12-01T19:33:05-06:00December 27th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

This post is written by the Stability, Permanency, and Adoption MSW Intern, Andrea Brubaker, with additional content from editor Heidi Ombisa Skallet. Yesterday I provided some background information on adoption assistance and the Adoption and Safe Families Act. As a follow up, I will now lay out two bills about adoption incentives—The Promoting Adoption and [...]

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Promoting Adoption and Legal Guardianship for Children in Foster Care Act, Part I: Historical Lens

By |2016-12-01T19:33:05-06:00December 26th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , , |

This post is written by the Stability, Permanency, and Adoption MSW Intern, Andrea Brubaker. This past September, Senator Dave Camp (R-MI) introduced the Promoting Adoption and Legal Guardianship for Children in Foster Care Act. The bill would certify the continued funding for the Adoption Incentives program, prioritize increasing adoption rates, and create a legal guardianship [...]

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Guest Post: Making the Case for Early Intervention in Child Welfare—Casey Family Programs

By |2016-12-01T19:33:05-06:00December 18th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , |

Policymakers in Minnesota have increasingly been focusing on policies that positively impact young children and promote overall child well-being. Not only did the House of Representatives create a committee devoted to early childhood and youth development policy in 2013, but both the education and health and human services omnibus bills included several large provisions that [...]

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November 2013

Children in Families First Act of 2013

By |2016-12-01T19:33:05-06:00November 18th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , , |

This post is written by the Stability, Permanency, and Adoption MSW Intern, Andrea Brubaker. Scientific evidence shows the detrimental impact of institutionalized care on brain development in children. While many governments in other countries want to place children in permanent homes they often don't have the resources to do so. As a result, many children [...]

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September 2013

Minnesota’s Child Welfare Report for 2012 is now available online

By |2014-09-04T14:03:37-05:00September 26th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , , , , , |

Minnesota Statute 257.0725 requires the Department of Human Services to make available annually a report on child maltreatment and children in out-of-home placement. This report for the year 2012 is now available online. Federal Safety Measures In terms of Federal Safety Measures, Minnesota did better than the national standard for: absence of repeat maltreatmenttime to [...]

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Witnessing intimate partner violence as a child: Policy & practice responses

By |2016-12-01T19:33:05-06:00September 5th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry estimates that ten million children witness incidences of domestic violence between their caregivers (or intimate partner violence [IPV]) each year. In addition, a recent U.S. survey showed that more than half of youth exposed to IPV had also been maltreated. Such exposure can result in manifestation of [...]

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