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April 2016

Gillibrand Seeks to Modernize Foster Care System, Get Children into Homes

By |2016-12-01T19:32:51-06:00April 27th, 2016|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , , , , , |

Today's guest blogger is Matt Roesler. This article discusses a new bi-partisan U.S. Senate Bill S.2574 titled “Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act”. The bill is co-sponsored by Senators Grassley, Gillibrand, Franken, Peters and Blumenthal. The bill aims to streamline placement of children into foster homes regardless of state lines. Currently [...]

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December 2015

The Adoptee Citizenship Act: History and Overview of Proposed Legislation

By |2016-12-01T19:32:53-06:00December 9th, 2015|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , , |

In advance of this week's graduation of the 4th Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC) cohort, former Stability, Permanency and Adoption Coordinator JaeRan Kim guest blogs on the impact of newly introduced adoption legislation. JaeRan is currently Assistant Professor at the University of Washington – Tacoma in the social work program. Until the passage of the Child [...]

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April 2013

Investigation of Russian adopted child’s death

By |2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 19th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , , |

This guest blog post was written by Kari Torborg. [Photo of Max Shatto (Maksim Kuzmin) who died on January 21.] The article which is the focus of this blog assignment is entitled "All eyes on Texas town at center of Russian adoption drama". It was published on February 22, 2013 by Richard Solash with Radio [...]

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Russians march in support of ban on adoptions in US

By |2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 10th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , |

This guest post was written by Shannon Johnson. Russians march in support of ban on adoptions in US This article was published on The Guardian website on March 2, 2013 and written by The Guardian staff. Russia recently placed a ban on adoptions of Russian children by people from the United States. This ban was [...]

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October 2012

House and Senate bills propose renewal of Adoption Tax Credit

By |2016-12-01T19:33:14-06:00October 1st, 2012|Categories: Child Welfare Policy, Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , |

One of the ways adoptive families are supported are through the adoption tax credit. The adoption tax credit, first enacted in 1997 as a means to help offset the costs incurred to adopt children from foster care, the tax credit has since become available for all types of adoptions. However, the tax credit is soon [...]

August 2012

Hear Me Now – the 2012 CCAI Foster Youth Internship Report

By |2016-12-01T19:33:14-06:00August 24th, 2012|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , |

The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute Foster Youth Internship Report, Hear Me Now, has just been released. The Foster Youth Internship program, created in 2003, provides opportunities for formerly fostered young adults to become congressional interns, where they learn about policies and the legislative process on foster care and adoption. The Foster Youth Internship program [...]

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April 2012

Three New CASCW Publications

By |2016-12-01T19:33:18-06:00April 2nd, 2012|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , |

This month the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare has three new Policy Briefs available online. CASCW's Policy Briefs aim to explore how the field of child welfare interacts with policy and research. The Briefs serve as a "user's guide" for policy makers and advocates, pointing to the articles most directly linked to policy [...]

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March 2012

Quick Review – H.F. 2080

By |2016-12-01T19:33:18-06:00March 1st, 2012|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , |

H.F. 2080 (S.F. 1883) is an MFIP ineligibility and sanctions bill that made the legislative committee rounds during February. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Kurt Daudt (R-17A) and has 12 cosponsors. As of today, 2080 is waiting to be heard in the House Health and Human Service Finance Committee, but that hearing has not [...]

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