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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.
Child Welfare
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
The Intersection of Policy and Practice: Anderson reflects on QPI-MN
Executive Director, AspireMN This week at the CASCW Spring 2022 Conference we were inspired, instructed and sent – to further Support Collaborative Birth and Foster Parent Relationships in Child Welfare (as the conference was titled). Discussions included reflections from research, personal narrative, practice implementation strategies, and interestingly – little [...]
Week 13: Omnibus Bills Updates; HeadStart Funding; Ukrainian Families Reach United States-Mexico Border
Compiled by Mariel Carlson, Graduate Assistant and Ariana King, Graduate Assistant The Minnesota legislature returned from break on Tuesday to continue its hearings of omnibus bills. Previous bills which we reported on and were laid over for possible inclusion have “lost their number” when they are potentially rolled into [...]
Week 12: Omnibus Bills Move Forward; National and International Child Welfare News
Compiled by Mariel Carlson, Graduate Assistant The Minnesota legislature is on break this week and will be returning on Tuesday, April 19th to resume hearings on omnibus bills and more. National News A bill entitled “Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2021” (S.2689 / H.R. [...]
From Awareness to Action:
Uniting Efforts to Address the Attendance Crisis
Schedule, Speakers and Agenda
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