The third meeting of the Governor’s Task Force on the Protection of Children is tomorrow (Wednesday), November 5, from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM in Room 5 of the State Office Building. This is a public meeting.
Additionally, the three workgroups will be meeting prior to the full task force meeting, from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM, also in the State Office Building. These meetings are open to the public. The three workgroups’ meeting rooms are:
- Screening & Transparency, Room 10
- Family Assessment/Adequacy of Resources, Room 300 South
- Training & Supervision of Practice, Room 300 North
Materials for the event are:
- Meeting Agenda (includes presentation from MN Guardian Ad Litem Board)
- Task Force Workgroups Overview
If you’d like to subscribe to email updates on the task force, go to http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/childprotectiontaskforce and subscribe towards the bottom of the page.
Recent News/Blog Coverage
- Our CPS Task Force and child protection screening tags contain blog posts related to this topic
- David Thompson, former MN DHS Child Protection manager, writes in The Chronicle of Social Change on “Putting Differential Response into Perspective“
- Dan Koziolek, Carver County (MN) child protection manager, also writes in The Chronicle of Social Change on “The Case for Differential Response from a Carver County Minn. Child Protection Manager“
- The St. Peter Herald includes an article featuring the perspective of Nicollet County attorney Michelle Zehnder Fischer in “Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story in Reports of Child Abuse“
- The Star Tribune conducted a poll on public perception of Minnesota’s child protection system in “Minnesota Poll: Child Protection Gets Passing Grade“
- Commentary on the Star Tribune says “Members of the Child Protection Task Force: Here’s Your First Task“
- Brandon Stahl, Star Tribune reporter, has several articles on this topic; check out his biography for these articles: http://www.startribune.com/bios/186499941.html
- Daniel Heimpel of The Chronicle of Social Change wrote a commentary in the Star Tribune on “Does Race Influence Child Protection Efforts in Minnesota?“