MN child welfare policy

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 [...]

November 2011

More on Mandated Reporting

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00November 16th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 112th Congress, Child Protection Act, child sexual abuse, Federal Zero Tolerance of Child Sexual Abuse Act, in the media, mandated reporting, MN child welfare policy, Penn State, reactionary policy, Speak Out to Stop Child Abuse Act, Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act|

(Updated November 26 with new legislation. -HNO) Due to the intense media coverage of the child sexual abuse scandal at Penn State, it seems that a blog post on mandated reporting in child welfare might be quite relevant and useful. Although the media can be helpful in bringing child welfare issues to the top of [...]

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