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.

November 2011

CEED Round Table Highlights

By Danielle Hegseth|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00November 4th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: CEED, child welfare, collaboration, developmental psychopathology, early childhood, ecological model, Miami Child Well-Being Court|

Yesterday the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare and the Center for Early Education and Development hosted a Round Table Discussion regarding how early childhood development and child welfare practice interact. The discussion, entitled "Mobilizing Hope: Using a Developmental Approach in Child Welfare," was intended to help child welfare professionals better understand how interventions [...]

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New adoption legislation – Every Child Deserves a Family Act

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00November 2nd, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol, Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption, child welfare legislation|

Last Friday, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced plans to introduce the Every Child Deserves A Family Act, an anti-discrimination bill that would prohibit child welfare agencies receiving federal assistance from discriminating against prospective foster or adoptive parents based solely on sexual orientation, gender identity and/or marital status. In addition, this bill would prohibit agencies from [...]

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October 2011

Juvenile justice issues from a child welfare perspective

By admin|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00October 31st, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: aging out, child welfare, Civic Justice Corps Model, crossover youth, foster care, guest blogger, juvenile justice, placement instability, universal safety net|

According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation report on reducing juvenile incarceration, well over 60,000 young people are confined to correctional facilities or other residential programs for juvenile delinquency. Juvenile delinquency is broadly defined and encompasses a range of offenses from serious and violent to petty and minor. Conditions within such facilities and even within [...]

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November is National Adoption Month!

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00October 28th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: adoption, foster care, Michele Bachmann, National Adoption Day, National Adoption Month, PACC, permanency, Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate, SR 302|

The bill HR 433, introduced by Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann on October 12, 2011, highlights the importance of supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day (November 19, 2011) and National Adoption Month (November). In addition to supporting National Adoption Month and Day, the bill's purpose is also to recognize that every child in [...]

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Marriage and Child Permanency: How they relate to one another

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00October 25th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: constitutional amendment, Defense of Marriage Act, LGBT, marriage amendment, permanency, same-sex adoption|

Minnesota Law defining marriage as a civil contract between a man and a woman was established in 1976. In 1996 the federal government signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The act defined 'marriage' as only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and 'spouse' as a person of [...]

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Bill to provide funding for grants for disadvantaged youth

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:22-06:00October 21st, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, child abuse, Civic Justice Corps Model, disadvantaged youth, incarcerated youth, juvenile justice, neglect, young adults|

Did you know that the average annual cost of housing juveniles in a locked facility is $88,000 per person? As a whole, states spend approximately $6,000,000,000 a year on incarcerated youth. In addition to the cost, incarcerated youth are 50 times more likely to recidivate than their counterparts who remain in the community. Finally, 70 [...]

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Working Through Domestic Violence – Resources and Policy

By Danielle Hegseth|2016-12-01T19:33:22-06:00October 19th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child abuse, child protection, domestic violence, MINCAVA, promising practices, trauma|

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month so CASCW is taking this opportunity to highlight the intersection of DV and child welfare. Minnesota's Domestic Abuse Act defines domestic violence as the infliction of physical harm, infliction of the fear of imminent physical harm, terrorist threats, criminal sexual conduct, and interference with a 911 call, committed [...]

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Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:22-06:00October 14th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 112th Congress, child abuse, licensing, neglect, residential programs|

The bill H. R. 3126: 'Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011' was proposed on October 6, 2011 to require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs. What residential programs fall under this bill? This bill would cover private and public programs such as [...]

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