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.

November 2011

Veterans Returning Home: Effects on Children

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00November 11th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child welfare, children, Dependent Care Act of 2011, deployment, depression, mental health, military, PTSD, TBI, Veterans Day|

In recognition of Veterans Day, the House of Representatives introduced a bill that encourages every civilian to observe today by offering to listen, with respect and without judgment, to a veteran tell the story of the veteran's time at war and experience since returning home. Most veteran legislation reflects the need for policies on provision [...]

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Native Children in Foster Care Part II

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00November 10th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: disparities and disproportionality, historical trauma, ICWA, Indian Family Preservation Act, Native American Heritage Month, Native Americans, policy history, race and culture|

With November being Native American Heritage Month it is important to examine not only what we know about this history but also what we know about the policies affecting Native Americans. Danielle mentioned the current disproportionality rates for Native children in the child welfare system in Part 1 of the blog. This disproportionality was evident [...]

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Native Children in Foster Care Part I

By Danielle Hegseth|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00November 8th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child welfare funding, disparities and disproportionality, foster care, ICWA, in the media, Indian child welfare, NPR, race and culture, South Dakota|

At the end of October, National Public Radio aired a three-part series on Native American children in South Dakota's foster care system, which was the result of a year-long investigation. NPR's report highlighted the fact that in South Dakota:700 Native children are removed from their home every year.They represent over 50% of the foster care [...]

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CEED Round Table Highlights

By Danielle Hegseth|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00November 4th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: CEED, child welfare, collaboration, developmental psychopathology, early childhood, ecological model, Miami Child Well-Being Court|

Yesterday the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare and the Center for Early Education and Development hosted a Round Table Discussion regarding how early childhood development and child welfare practice interact. The discussion, entitled "Mobilizing Hope: Using a Developmental Approach in Child Welfare," was intended to help child welfare professionals better understand how interventions [...]

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New adoption legislation – Every Child Deserves a Family Act

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00November 2nd, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol, Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption, child welfare legislation|

Last Friday, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced plans to introduce the Every Child Deserves A Family Act, an anti-discrimination bill that would prohibit child welfare agencies receiving federal assistance from discriminating against prospective foster or adoptive parents based solely on sexual orientation, gender identity and/or marital status. In addition, this bill would prohibit agencies from [...]

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October 2011

Juvenile justice issues from a child welfare perspective

By admin|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00October 31st, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: aging out, child welfare, Civic Justice Corps Model, crossover youth, foster care, guest blogger, juvenile justice, placement instability, universal safety net|

According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation report on reducing juvenile incarceration, well over 60,000 young people are confined to correctional facilities or other residential programs for juvenile delinquency. Juvenile delinquency is broadly defined and encompasses a range of offenses from serious and violent to petty and minor. Conditions within such facilities and even within [...]

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November is National Adoption Month!

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00October 28th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: adoption, foster care, Michele Bachmann, National Adoption Day, National Adoption Month, PACC, permanency, Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate, SR 302|

The bill HR 433, introduced by Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann on October 12, 2011, highlights the importance of supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day (November 19, 2011) and National Adoption Month (November). In addition to supporting National Adoption Month and Day, the bill's purpose is also to recognize that every child in [...]

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Marriage and Child Permanency: How they relate to one another

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00October 25th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: constitutional amendment, Defense of Marriage Act, LGBT, marriage amendment, permanency, same-sex adoption|

Minnesota Law defining marriage as a civil contract between a man and a woman was established in 1976. In 1996 the federal government signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The act defined 'marriage' as only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and 'spouse' as a person of [...]

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