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Today's guest post was written by Kris LaFleur. What to do with children reaching the age of majority has been an ageless problem since the inception of the foster care system. Many youth are considered difficult to place; older children, sibling groups, African American and American Indian children. These lost children are forced to leave, [...]
On February 13, the Family Reunification Act was introduced in Minnesota's Senate as S.F. 422. The Family Reunification Act would allow parents whose parental rights have been terminated to have their rights restored, under certain circumstances. This Act had been introduced last year and was one of the bills we were tracking. There are two [...]
Because the Minnesota legislative session will begin in a couple of weeks, I'd like to focus this blog post on a Minnesota-specific bill related to child welfare. Last April, the Minnesota House (HF 0749) and Senate (SF 1339) introduced a bill called the Family Reunification Act of 2011. The bill would reestablish legal rights between [...]
On Monday April 18th, the bill known as the Family Reunification Act of 2011(HF 749) had a hearing in the Civil Law Committee. The discussion of the bill was fascinating and contentious, with very different views from people concerned about child well-being. You can listen here. The committee voted to pass the bill and refer [...]
Practice Notes Issue 18, March 2006 Editors: Esther Wattenberg & Kristen Bauerkemper The trial home visit is now a key strategy in assuring successful reunification. This edition of Practice Notes is intended to provide guidelines for strengthening practice in the volatile and crisis-ridden period of reunification, known as the "trial home visit." Download Issue [...]
Practice Notes, Issue 02, February 1998 Contributors: Esther Wattenberg, Sharon Haas, & Phu Phan The passage of the Adoption and Safe Families Act, (P.L. 105-89), considered the most important child welfare reform legislation in almost twenty years, shifts attention to children's safety as the paramount concern that must guide all child welfare services. Nevertheless, the [...]
by Matthew Dooley The legislative session is approaching its May 20 deadline to adjourn. Check out the Bill Tracker for timely updates on these and related issues. While this is not an exhaustive list and issues often overlap, the tracker offers a helpful at-a-glance summary of specific issues related to child protection. We also [...]
by Matthew Dooley Check out the Bill Tracker for timely updates on these and related issues. While this is not an exhaustive list and issues often overlap, the tracker offers a helpful at-a-glance summary of specific issues related to child protection. We also encourage you to explore this handy glossary of legislative terms from [...]
Register and learn more about the 2023 Fall Conference November 14-16, 2023 Radisson Blu Mall of America Bloomington, MN Join the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare as we revisit and unpack the complexities of permanency at our upcoming fall conference, Permanency & Child Welfare: Challenging our Thinking, Growing our [...]
By Ariana King, Graduate Assistant Note: updates as of 2/22/2023 AM These past few weeks, several new child welfare related bills have been introduced! Check out the summaries and status updates below. We'll continue to keep you updated with new information that could impact children and families. Governor’s Budget Proposals Walz’s budget increases early [...]