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.

April 2011

MN House Passes Health & Human Services Budget Cuts

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00April 7th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, HHS budget, MN budget cuts, MN child welfare funding|

Wednesday, April 6th, the full Minnesota House of Representatives voted on and passed the Health and Human Services Omnibus bill, SF760. The passage of the bill is a step toward major budget cuts to social service and health care programs across the state. For details of the debate, the vote, the bill's contents and next [...]

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Social Work Day at the Capitol & Call for Action

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00April 5th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, advocacy, Children & Community Services Act, HHS budget, MN budget cuts, MN child welfare funding, Social Work Day at the Capitol|

Monday April 4th was the 15th Annual Social Work Day at the Capitol. The local Fox 9 News covered the social workers' rally. Here's the short video: Social Workers' Rally Supports Dayton's Wealthy Tax: MyFoxTWINCITIES.com The MN Social Service Association put out a call to action. The full MN House, on April 6th, will begin [...]

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March 2011

Week in Review: April 1, 2011

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00March 31st, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, Children & Community Services Act, Family Reunification Act, HHS budget, MN budget cuts, MN child welfare funding, Social Work Day at the Capitol|

Social Work Day at the Capitol! Monday April 4th! Social workers have a lot to say about the major Health & Human Service policy and budget decisions at the capitol this session. Are you already planning to be there? Why don't you join in? Details about this important event here. Feeling down about the news [...]

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Major Changes to Health and Human Services

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00March 31st, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, Children & Community Services Act, HHS omnibus bill, MN budget, MN child welfare funding|

A 3 minute update on the Senate's passage of the Health & Human Services Omnibus bill, with "deep cuts health, welfare programs": From Senator Hann, Chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee: "The Minnesota Senate passed the Health and Human Services Omnibus Budget Bill today following a rigorous floor debate. The Senate Republicans' [...]

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Social Media, Smart Phones, and Safety: How Technology is Changing Child Welfare Practice

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00March 29th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: CASCW Conference, child welfare, child welfare conference, social media, technology|

Take a step back from the nitty-gritty of legislative season, and join CASCW in thinking about the impact of technology on the Child Welfare field. The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) at the University of Minnesota will present our 12th Annual FREE Child Welfare conference, "Social Media, Smart Phones, and Safety: How [...]

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Week in review: March 25, 2011

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00March 24th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, adoption, Children & Community Services Act, early childhood education, health care, HHS budget, kinship care, legislative hearings (MN), mental health, MN budget, MN child welfare funding, vulnerable adults|

It is a contentious week at the Capitol in the high-stakes budget debate. Health care is the main focus of the Health and Human Service discussions, since it comprises the majority of spending in that portion of our state's budget. Child Welfare elements of the bills appear to have moved through unchanged*. So that you [...]

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Child Welfare Slices of the HF927 Omnibus Budget Bill

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00March 22nd, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, background studies, child poverty, circles of support grants, foster care licensing, HHS omnibus budget bill, kinship care, MN budget, MN child welfare funding, poverty, relative care, social support|

Below are a few Child Welfare snippets of the HF927 Omnibus Budget Bill, which is being heard this week in the House Health and Human Service Finance Committee. The omnibus bill is enormous (2011_HF927DeleteAll.pdf). House Research did a bill summary that highlights a few areas - a little easier to digest than 350 pages (review [...]

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Wed. 3/23: 90 Public Testifiers on Budget Bill

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00March 22nd, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, HHS budget, HHS omnibus budget bill|

Wednesday, March 23, is a major day for public testimony on the proposed state budget solutions regarding Health and Human Services. Of the long list of testifiers (90!), I have highlighted four that are closely related to Child Welfare: Lucinda Jesson, Commissioner, Department of Human Services Mary Regan, Executive Director, Minnesota Council of Child Caring [...]

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