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March 2015

Racial Disparities in Child Welfare & Minnesota Child Welfare Reform
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Racial Disparities in Child Welfare & Minnesota Child Welfare Reform

Racial Disparities in Child Welfare & Minnesota Child Welfare Reform

By admin|2016-12-01T19:32:55-06:00March 31st, 2015|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: ASFA, CPS Task Force, disparities and disproportionality, federal policy, MEPA|

Figure 6. Children in Out-of-home Care per 1,000 by Race/Ethnicity, 2004–2013. Source: Minnesota's Child Welfare Report 2013, Department of Human Services (p. 10) A few weeks ago, a Star Tribune article raised the issue of child protection reform and its impact on families of color. The short article leaves a lot to be explored. My [...]

February 2014

Minnesota’s foster care re-entry rate is a complex issue
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Minnesota’s foster care re-entry rate is a complex issue

Minnesota’s foster care re-entry rate is a complex issue

By lali0017|2016-12-01T19:33:03-06:00February 20th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol, Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: ASFA, MN child welfare policy, permanency, practice issues, re-entry, reunification|

Source: MN DHS Child Welfare Continuous Improvement Brief 1 A little over a week ago this Star Tribune article reported that Minnesota's high foster care re-entry rate may cause the state to incur a large federal financial penalty for failing to meet the national standard. According to the article, the national standard is 9.9 percent while Minnesota [...]