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The Well-being Indicator Tool for Youth (WIT-Y)
The WIT-Y was developed by the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) at the University of Minnesota. The WIT-Y is a guided self-assessment tool for youth ages 15-21 who have had contact with the child welfare system. The WIT-Y Assessment encourages you to explore your sense of well-being across eight domains. Find out more about WIT-Y.
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Training in a Box®
This training tool was developed for professionals working in the field of child welfare by the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) and various collaborators.
News and Featured Stories
Week 16: Wrapping Up the 2022 Session
Compiled by Mariel Carlson, Graduate Assistant Two weeks remain in this legislative session before adjournment on Monday, May 23. This means that the House and Senate must reconcile their party differences in order to pass omnibus bills. Currently, the House is led by the DFL and the Senate has [...]
The Color of Child Welfare
“The racial disproportionality in our system tells its own story. We tend to value some people more than others; we see some people's love for their children as more valid and valuable than others. Racism and messaging about race and families reinforce the negative, biased beliefs that [...]
Legislative Efforts to Address the Mental Health Crisis
The mental health of children and youth has been negatively impacted during the pandemic. We observed missed developmental milestones, isolation, hunger, unstable housing, grief, ambiguous loss, and lost connections to adults. Simply put, it was a really hard time and many youth had nothing in their “toolbox” to [...]
From Awareness to Action:
Uniting Efforts to Address the Attendance Crisis
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