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.

October 2011

Continuing with our blog redesign…

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:22-06:00October 4th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

You may have noticed that we have begun posting blog entries under individual author names, rather than the organization's name. This is due to the addition of new team members contributing to our blog's content. As our blog redesign nears completion, we will be changing our blog content slightly: Rather than focusing on a monthly [...]

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September 2011

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month

By Danielle Hegseth|2016-12-01T19:33:22-06:00September 29th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child welfare, disparities, foster care, health care, Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011, infant mortality, teen pregnancy|

September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month. This is an important awareness campaign, and on September 23rd, the Senate passed a Resolution supporting its values and goals. However, you may be wondering what it has to do with Child Welfare policy. Well, I'm glad you asked! First, some background. This observance was established by the [...]

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Brain Development & Child Welfare Policy and Practice

By Danielle Hegseth|2016-12-01T19:33:22-06:00September 27th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: conference, developmental science, early childhood, early intervention, foster care, Oregon, placement instability|

Dr. Jack Shonkoff, co-editor of From Neurons to Neighborhoods, spoke at the symposium "Applying the Science of Early Childhood Development to Child Welfare Policy and Practices" in Oregon last month. Shonkoff, along with Philip A. Fisher a University of Oregon psychology professor, emphasized the neurological basis for the developmental, social, and behavioral problems of very [...]

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Comprehensive Child & Family Legislation Passed

By Danielle Hegseth|2016-12-01T19:33:22-06:00September 23rd, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 112th Congress, caseworker visitation, Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act, courts, credit report, developmental science, early childhood, foster care, Promoting Safe and Stable Families, psychotropic medication, Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program, Title IV-B, Title IV-E, trauma|

On the 21st and 22nd the House and Senate, respectively, passed H.R. 2883: Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act. H.R. 2883 was sponsored by Geoff Davis [R-KY4] and cosponsored by 16 additional legislators (listed at the end of this post). This bill's companion legislation is S. 1542, which was introduced by Max Baucus [...]

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Welcome to Our New Look! Featuring Highlighted Child Welfare Legislation from 9/01 through 9/19

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:22-06:00September 20th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, aging out, Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act, child sexual abuse, disabilities, federal legislation, foster care, independent living, kinship care, Part B of IDEA, supportive housing|

Hello again! Over the past few weeks we have been working to revamp our policy blog and plan for the upcoming legislative session here in Minnesota. Below you will find our child welfare legislative roundup for the month of September so far. For the remainder of September we will be highlighting the federal Child and [...]

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August 2011

Highlighted child welfare legislation from 8-22 to 8-25

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:22-06:00August 26th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: adoption, AFDC, Chafee program, Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2011, foster care, homeless, Look-back Elimination Act of 2011, Partners for Stable Families and Foster Youth Affected by Methamphetamine or Other Substance Abuse Act, prevention, Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act of 2011, Title IV-B, unaccompanied minors|

Our Friday recap of highlighted legislation on our Facebook page: S. 1234: Partners for Stable Families and Foster Youth Affected by Methamphetamine or Other Substance Abuse ActBill description: A bill to amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize grants to assist children affected by methamphetamine or other substance abuse [...]

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Highlighted child welfare legislation from 8-15 to 8-18

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:22-06:00August 19th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: adoption, Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act of 2011, Every Child Deserves a Family Act, foster care, Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011, LGBTQ, North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2011, refugee children, sex trafficking|

Our Friday recap of highlighted legislation on our Facebook page: H.R. 2012/S. 420: Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011Bill description: To support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care.Bill status: Waiting for a hearing in the House [...]

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Reviewing this week’s highlighted child welfare legislation

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:22-06:00August 12th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: adoption, adoption disruption, adoption dissolution, Child and Family Services Extension and Enhancement Act, delinking AFDC, foster care, post-adoption services, prevention, Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act of 2011, Supporting Adoptive Families Act, systemic reform, Title IV-B|

This week on our Facebook page we began highlighting current child welfare-related legislation in the U.S. Congress as a way to keep our readers informed about legislation that, if enacted, may impact their work with clients involved in the child welfare system. As an extension of this service, we will be recapping our Facebook highlights [...]

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