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About Heidi Ombisa Skallet

Heidi Ombisa Skallet, MSW, LISW, was the Outreach Coordinator at CASCW from 2011-2015. She received her Master of Social Work degree in Community Practice & Child Welfare from the University of Minnesota in 2011. Her areas of interest include child welfare systems reform, Indian child welfare, family & economic policy, early childhood policy, and international social work policies & practices.

July 2011

Government shutdown update

By |2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00July 6th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , , |

As I'm sure you know by now, the Minnesota government began its shutdown on July 1 due to a budget impasse between the governor and the legislature. It is now Day 6 and no deal is in sight. Several news outlets (see below for links) have reported that the two sides did not meet over [...]

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Illegal and Disrupted Adoptions: Impact on Children and Families

By |2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00July 5th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , , , , , |

To wrap up the month of June's focus on international adoption, I'd like to discuss illegal international adoptions, as well as what happens when international adoptions are disrupted. It is important to understand the issues these can cause for the field of child welfare in the United States. Illegal International Adoptions An international adoption can [...]

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June 2011

Resources for Information on the Possible Government Shutdown

By |2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00June 22nd, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , , , , |

As the July 1 deadline for the governor and legislature to come up with a budget solution draws nearer, many people are wondering how a government shutdown could affect them. In addition to the previous post highlighting the two different petitions filed by the Attorney General and Governor Dayton, there are several other great resources [...]

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World Refugee Day

By |2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00June 20th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , , , |

Today, June 20, is World Refugee Day. Since our June theme is international child welfare, we decided to highlight a program in the United States that helps unaccompanied refugee minors, in honor of this day. The Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program, overseen by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, "helps unaccompanied minor refugees develop appropriate skills to [...]

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Different Definitions of Core State Functions

By |2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00June 15th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , , , |

This week two petitions were filed in Ramsey County Court regarding continued funding for core functions of the state should a government shutdown occur. The first petition was filed on Monday, June 13, by the Minnesota Attorney General's office. This petition stated that in order to protect the constitutional rights of Minnesotans on a state [...]

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Federal and Minnesota Policies Informing International Adoption

By |2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00June 15th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

In this post we will discuss policies informing international adoption both in the United States and in Minnesota. Note that other countries will have their own policies regarding international adoptions; for examples, see this recent article on new regulations in Ukraine, Mexico, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Future posts will look at how these [...]

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Legislature Week in Review: June 6 – June 11

By |2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00June 13th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

'Budget Solution' Meetings The legislature and Governor Dayton have scheduled meetings throughout June to discuss budget solutions to prevent a government shutdown beginning July 1. The two sides met a few times this past week; so far, the GOP-led legislature has offered to increase spending in K-12 education, public safety, and the courts, but will [...]

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Policy implications from the field of international child welfare

By |2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00June 8th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

This first entry in June's theme of international child welfare will discuss a few ways in which international child welfare policies are already impacting policy here in the United States and in Minnesota. Future posts will focus on international adoption as a subset of international child welfare, with an emphasis on policies affecting this practice [...]

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