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Be@School Webinar Series: Making it Work: Serving Students with Disabilities During COVID-19

By CASCW staff|2020-07-30T12:23:46-05:00July 29th, 2020|Categories: CASCW Co-sponsored Events, CASCW Events, Events|Tags: absenteeism, Be@School, COVID-19, disabilities, truancy|

Register Now: https://umn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rcOigqTwrEtb8Z0tMuwmC35bjDR3zbOmU In partnership with the Hennepin County be@school truancy prevention program, CASCW is excited to bring you a three-part webinar series in place of the annual in-person conference that is typically held in the Summer. This three-part series will take place across the month of August and will feature key topics facing students, [...]

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Omnibus Bill’s New Provisions for Students with Special Needs

By Angela Allen|2016-12-01T19:33:02-06:00May 15th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 88th legislative session, disabilities, education, substance abuse, supplemental k-12 finance omnibus bill|

In the Supplemental Education K-12 Finance Omnibus Bill there are two provisions related to students with needs that go beyond what is provided in traditional educational settings. One of these provisions is meant to better support youth struggling with substance abuse by appropriating funding to Approved Recovery Programs, while the other regards the use of [...]

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Finding foster parents for children with disabilities

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:03-06:00March 12th, 2014|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: disabilities, foster care, guest blogger, Permanency & Adoption Series|

Today's guest blogger is G Lee Xiong. The journal article, "Who is willing to foster children with disabilities?" was written by John G. Orme, Donna J. Cherry, and Taylor E. Krcek, and published through the Journal of Public Child Welfare in December of 2013. These researchers conducted a study to extend results from the 1980 [...]

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The Emotional Behavioral Policy Gap

By Danielle Hegseth|2016-12-01T19:33:19-06:00December 20th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 112th Congress, ABLE Act 2011, disabilities, foster care, public assistance, US Child Maltreatment Report|

On November 15th, Sen. Robert Casey proposed S1872: Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2011. This bill (also, H.R. 3423) would allow families to create savings accounts that can be used for the health and education of a family member with a disability. Sen. Casey introduced the bill specifically to give parents of [...]

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Review: Minnesota and the Child Maltreatment Report 2010

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:20-06:00December 15th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child abuse, disabilities, Minnesota data, neglect, US Child Maltreatment Report|

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released the Child Maltreatment 2010 report, which highlights the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) data. The Child Welfare League of America discusses the national data on their blog, Children's Monitor; they state that the report shows a decline in the number of children [...]

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Prematurity & Child Maltreatment

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00November 30th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 112th Congress, attachment, child abuse, disabilities, medical neglect, National Prematurity Awareness Month, neglect, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act, prematurity|

Today is the last day of National Prematurity Awareness Month where the issue of births prior to 37 weeks gestation are highlighted. In approximately 50 percent of all premature births, there is no definite cause for spontaneous preterm labor. Sometimes infections and maternal health conditions, such as diabetes and preeclampsia, are the cause. Some women [...]

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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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disabilities

July 2020

Be@School Webinar Series: Making it Work: Serving Students with Disabilities During COVID-19

May 2014

Omnibus Bill’s New Provisions for Students with Special Needs

March 2014

Finding foster parents for children with disabilities

December 2011

The Emotional Behavioral Policy Gap

Review: Minnesota and the Child Maltreatment Report 2010

November 2011

Prematurity & Child Maltreatment

September 2011

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