CASCW at the Capitol

CASCW at the Capitol, our child welfare policy blog, was developed as a way to disseminate relevant child welfare-related policy information to child welfare practitioners and supervisors.

December 2011

Senate Hearing on Child Abuse and Mandated Reporting

By Danielle Hegseth|2016-12-01T19:33:20-06:00December 14th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 112th Congress, CAPTA, child abuse, mandated reporting, neglect, Penn State, Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act|

Yesterday, The U.S. Senate HELP Subcommittee on Children and Families held a hearing on child abuse, which Sen. Bob Casey requested back in November in the wake of the Penn State sexual abuse scandal. The purpose of this hearing was to examine child abuse laws to determine whether or not all adults should be mandated [...]

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Human rights, children’s rights: Universal Human Rights Month

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:20-06:00December 9th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child welfare, children's rights, foster care, Human rights, LGBT, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child|

All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration.--UN Declaration of Human Rights As one reflects on Human Rights Month it is important to think of those who may have the smallest [...]

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Extending Foster Care Through Age 21

By Danielle Hegseth|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00December 6th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child welfare, cost-benefit, foster care, Fostering Connections Act, permanency|

On November 22nd, Michigan became the seventh state to opt into extending foster care from 18 to 21 since the Fostering Connections Act was signed into law in 2008. Over the last three years, 25 states have submitted program design plans for approval, 11 of which included plans to extend foster care through age 21. [...]

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Responding to issue of over-medicating youth in foster care

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00December 2nd, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: foster care, GAO, out-of-home placements, over-medicating, prescriptions for foster youth, psychotropic drug use|

UPDATE: Check out Child Welfare Information Gateway's webpage providing resources on the use of psychotropic medicines for children and youth in fostercare. With the newly-released Government Accountability Office report, "Foster Children: HHS Guidance Could Help States Improve Oversight of Psychotropic Prescriptions," there has been a flurry of activity recently on the issue of over-medicating youth [...]

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World AIDS Day

By Danielle Hegseth|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00December 1st, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol, Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption, discrimination, US legislature, World AIDS Day|

World AIDS Day 2011 provides some glimmers of hope for children with HIV/AIDS worldwide. HIV and AIDS related deaths for children under age 15 have dropped 10 percent since 2005 and the number of newly infected children has dropped by 24 percent in the same time period. Still, nearly 10 percent of the globe's orphans [...]

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Evidence Based Practice in Child Welfare

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00December 1st, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child welfare, evidence-based practice, policy|

Have you heard the term "Evidence-Based Practice" thrown around the past couple of years? Although we know it is the ability to make informed decision based on research, how does that exactly work in the field? More importantly, when trying to do more with less, how can one work toward proven outcomes with budget cuts? [...]

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November 2011

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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Guest Blog: Rep. Nora Slawik on Early Childhood

By Danielle Hegseth|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00November 29th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child care assistance, Children's Defense Fund, early childhood, guest blogger, MFIP, poverty, prevention, public assistance|

The Minnesota Family Investment Program is often viewed as a program for parents. But how does it impact the children in families receiving this assistance? Like the juvenile court reforms discussed at the CEED Round Table last month, the Minnesota Family Investment Program may benefit from a change in perspective. That is, what does the [...]

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