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.

July 2011

The young Anishinaabe child in the context of child welfare

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:22-06:00July 28th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child development, child welfare, culturally responsive, early childhood, family roles, Indian child welfare, relative/kinship care, spirituality, Summer Institute in American Indian Child Welfare|

In light of the Summer Institute in American Indian Child Welfare held this week in Walker, MN, I thought it would be good (and relevant!) to discuss the importance of collaboration between early childhood and child welfare agencies for American Indian children. Since the majority of the speakers during this conference were from the Ojibwe [...]

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MN state and agency policies that help facilitate early childhood/child welfare partnership

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:22-06:00July 22nd, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child development, child welfare, early childhood, early intervention, ECFE, Head Start, home visiting, intervention, Part C, policy, prevention|

State Policies That Require or Recommend Child Welfare/Early Childhood Collaboration for Intervention ServicesInteragency Early Childhood Intervention SystemThis system is federally mandated by Parts B and C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Part B is special education services for children ages 3 to 21, whereas Part C is early intervention services for infants and [...]

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The State Capitol is Open!

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00July 19th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, government shutdown, Governor Dayton, MN budget, special session|

Governor Dayton issued a statement last night that the State Capitol would reopen this morning at 9am. This is a result of Governor Dayton's acceptance of the June 30 GOP budget offer last Friday (7/14), which offered to balance the budget with borrowing from future tobacco settlement payments and shifts in school aid. However, Governor [...]

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Additional Programs Added to List of Critical Core Functions

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00July 13th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, essential services, government shutdown, MN DHS, MN state budget|

As of today, Judge Gearin has ordered continued funding of additional programs and grants from the Minnesota Department of Human Services, based on Special Master Kathleen Blatz's recommendations from July 11: MFIP Consolidated Support Services Grants & MFIP Consolidated Support Services Grants T01, F640These two grants provide support services for MFIP/DWP recipients, including job skills [...]

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Early Childhood and Child Welfare: An Important Collaboration

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00July 11th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child abuse, child welfare, collaboration, developmental science, early childhood, neglect|

Our next summer topic is on the youngest of children involved in child welfare, those aged 0-5 years. We chose to focus on this topic not only because of the attention early childhood experiences has been getting lately from state and federal legislators (e.g. U.S. Senator Al Franken, MN Representative Nora Slawik, and MN Senator [...]

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Government shutdown update

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00July 6th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, essential services, government shutdown, Governor Dayton|

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 Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00July 5th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 112th Congress, adoption disruption, adoption dissolution, illegal adoption, in the media, international adoption, post-adoption services|

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 Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00June 22nd, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, essential services, government shutdown, Governor Dayton, MN budget, special session|

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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