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February 2023

Latest News in Child Welfare Bills at the Minnesota State Capitol

By |2023-02-22T15:06:41-06:00February 22nd, 2023|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , |

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 [...]

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February 2017

ESSA Update: State Continues to Seek Community Guidance for Implementation

By |2017-02-21T13:44:53-06:00February 21st, 2017|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , |

The new provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) were reviewed by state officials and community members throughout Minnesota over the past year, with several groups meeting to determine how Minnesota would implement the requirements of this federal legislation. Key provisions included in ESSA were outlined in our blog post titled Every Student Succeeds [...]

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January 2017

Moral Injury and Child Welfare

By |2017-01-04T15:40:35-06:00January 4th, 2017|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

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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December 2016

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

By |2016-12-21T10:02:43-06:00December 13th, 2016|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , |

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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June 2016

Fostering Self-Compassion in Children: Resources for Child Welfare Professionals

By |2016-12-01T19:32:50-06:00June 23rd, 2016|Categories: Featured@CASCW|Tags: , , , , , |

Guestbloggers: Jane F. Gilgun, PhD & Samantha Hirschey, MSW, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota Maria is a fifth-grade girl that has been placed into foster care. Maria was walking to class through a crowded hallway.  The school principal was standing at the office door greeting the children. Maria tripped and dropped her books [...]

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February 2016

State Policy and Exposure to Child Maltreatment (AES/ Sibling Project)

By |2016-12-01T19:32:53-06:00February 4th, 2016|Categories: Featured@CASCW|Tags: , , , , |

AES/Sibling Project – Blog Post 3 Editor’s Note: This blog series is written by Associate Professor Lynette Renner, Research Assistant Lindsay Anderson, and Dr. Kristine Piescher (CASCW) at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work.  The goal of this three-part series is to provide information and encourage discussion of expanding our understanding of children’s [...]

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January 2016

Legislative Task Force on Child Protection Update: Foster Care Work Group Finalizes its Report to Task Force

By |2016-12-01T19:32:53-06:00January 11th, 2016|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The Legislative Task Force on Child Protection continued to meet in late 2015 to monitor progress on the completion of tasks assigned to the Department of Human Services during the 2015 legislative session and to hear recommendations for legislative action for the 2016 session. The October 27th meeting of the Legislative Task Force on Child [...]

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Supporting Permanency of Children in Foster Care Through Relative Placement

By |2016-12-01T19:32:53-06:00January 7th, 2016|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , , , |

In 2014, there were over 12,000 children who spent some time in out-of-home care in Minnesota, with a majority in family foster care. While most children in foster care return home, for others, reunification is not an option. As the agency policy specialist for the Permanency Unit of the Child Safety and Permanency Division at [...]

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