CASCW at the Capitol

2017 Legislative Session Begins

By CASCW staff|2017-01-17T10:37:40-06:00January 17th, 2017|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 2017 legislative session, 90th legislative session, governor's task force, legislative hearings (MN), Legislative Task Force|

Minnesota’s 2017 legislative session began on January 3 with a number of new legislators and a Republican majority in both houses. This year begins a new two-year biennium session, in which the legislature sets the budget for the state for the next two years. And it marks a return to the Capitol, after the majority [...]

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Moral Injury and Child Welfare

By admin|2017-01-04T15:40:35-06:00January 4th, 2017|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child abuse, child protection, child welfare, guest blogger, moral injury, practice issues, research, social work practice, trauma|

Guest blog post written by Erin Sugrue, MPP, MSW, LICSW, and Wendy Haight, PhD, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, in partnership with the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare. The Case of Brandon 12-year-old Brandon was receiving counseling for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following his placement in foster care. Brandon’s parents [...]

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Low Health & Mental Health Literacy in Asian American Immigrant Families: Implications on Children’s Health and Mental Health Equity

By admin|2016-12-21T10:02:43-06:00December 13th, 2016|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child welfare, foster care, race and culture|

Guest blog post written by Hee Yun Lee, PhD & Raiza Beltran, MPH, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, in partnership with the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare. According to the U.S. Census, from 1990 to 2013, the U.S. immigrant population doubled to 4.3 million, comprising thirteen percent of the total U.S. population. [...]

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Law Enforcement’s Role in Removals & Defining Substantial Child Endangerment

By CASCW staff|2016-12-01T19:32:50-06:00October 6th, 2016|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child endangerment, child removal, child welfare legislation, governor's task force, Legislative Task Force, obudspersons|

Updates on the Legislative Task Force on Child Protection The Legislative Task Force on Child Protection met on September 28, 2016, to continue seeking input and monitoring progress of the recommendations set forth by the recommendations of the Governor’s Task Force on Child Protection. KSTP reporter Katherine Johnson was there to observe the discussion, and [...]

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CEHD Policy Breakfast: Minnesota’s Child Protection System: Working Toward More Effective Data-Based Decision Making

By CASCW staff|2016-12-01T19:32:50-06:00September 30th, 2016|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: Child Protection System, Minnesota Child Welfare Training System, Social Service Information System, SSIS, Structured Desicion Making Tool|

Panel: Dr. Kristine Piescher, Director of Research and Evaluation, CASCW; Jamie Sorenson, Director of Child Safety and Permanency Division, Department of Human Services; and Ron Kresha, Minnesota House of Representatives Moderator: Dr. Traci LaLiberte, Executive Director, CASCW The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) hosts a policy breakfast each Fall and Spring on a [...]

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Legislative Task Force on Child Protection: An update

By CASCW staff|2016-12-01T19:32:50-06:00August 1st, 2016|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 24/7 Coverage for Child Protective Services, child protection, Disparities Grants, Family Assessment, Family Investigation, Legislative Task Force|

The Legislative Task Force on Child Protection met on July 27, 2016, to hear an update from DHS on the work of the Implementation Work Group and the grants that were recently awarded to projects designed to reduce racial disparities in child protection. Senator Kathy Sheran opened the meeting by saying that the legislature elected [...]

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Legislative Session Wrap-Up: Child Welfare Policy Highlights

By CASCW staff|2016-12-01T19:32:50-06:00June 3rd, 2016|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 89th legislative session, child protection, FASD, foster care|

The commitment to child welfare reform was demonstrated in the Minnesota legislature this year mainly through its renewal of the Legislative Task Force on Child Protection, which was scheduled to expire at the close of this year’s session. The renewal included new tasks for the group, which will expand to twelve bipartisan members. First, the [...]

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Will Support Educational Needs of Children in Foster Care

By CASCW staff|2016-12-01T19:32:50-06:00May 26th, 2016|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child welfare policy, education, foster care, homeless children, juvenile justice, school attendance|

The passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) that has been known as No Child Left Behind since 2002, will usher in key provisions to support the educational needs of children and youth in foster care. When children are placed foster care, their school [...]

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