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March 2015

Screening and Transparency, Training and Supervision Workgroups’ Proposed Final Recommendations & Key Discussion Points

By |2016-12-01T19:32:57-06:00March 11th, 2015|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , |

In preparation for this Friday’s meeting of the Governor’s Task Force on the Protection of Children, I’d like to highlight each workgroup’s proposed final recommendations (based on the February 27 Task Force meeting). On Friday the Task Force will meet to finalize the final recommendations. This post will focus specifically on the Screening and Transparency [...]

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December 2014

Training & Supervision Workgroup Preliminary Recommendations (Updated)

By |2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00December 31st, 2014|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , |

Updated Jan. 5, 2015, to reflect the Initial Recommendations report, released December 31, 2014. Changes and additions are highlighted yellow , and deletions are marked as strikethroughs. The Training & Supervision Workgroup preliminary recommendations are listed below, grouped under general themes (which are found in the light gray boxes). Each of these recommendations [...]

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August 2014

What Does Minnesota Law Say About Leaving Children Home Alone?

By |2016-12-01T19:33:01-06:00August 26th, 2014|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , |

Macaulay Caulkin in Home Alone. Source: TMDB (The Movie Database) This post was updated on 9-24-14 to reflect information received from Pam Orren at Hennepin County on DHS Child Maltreatment Screening Guidelines, which include practice guidelines for leaving children unsupervised. Thanks Pam! New additions to this post are underlined. —Heidi I decided to write about [...]

December 2011

Bill Requires Immediate Reporting of Missing Foster Children

By |2016-12-01T19:33:19-06:00December 26th, 2011|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , , |

On December 20th, Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) introduced H.R. 3741: Rilya Wilson Act (no relation to the Representative), which aims to "protect foster children and to ensure that every state has a procedure in place to promptly report their disappearance." Essentially, this bill would require child welfare agencies to report missing or abducted children to [...]

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