child welfare policy

March 2023

Child Welfare Policy Updates for the Week of 3/20

By |2023-03-23T10:13:21-05:00March 23rd, 2023|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , |

By Ariana King, Graduate Assistant at CASCWMIFPA Bill PASSEDOn March 16, 2023, MIFPA modifications included in bills SF667/HF1071 were presented to and approved by Governor Walz. Representative Keeler, herself an Indigenous community member, and Senator Kunesh, of Native descent, were key figures in the bill’s passage. Updates on Bill(s) HF1672/SF1638 Quality Parenting Initiative funding [...]

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March 1st Updates on Child Welfare at the State Capitol

By |2023-03-01T14:25:03-06:00March 1st, 2023|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , |

By Ariana King, Graduate Assistant This past week, several new bills related to child welfare were introduced in both the House and Senate. The MIFPA modifications bill continued to progress, was amended and passed for the third reading in the Senate on 2/27/2023. The next day, the House received the bill from the Senate. [...]

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February 2023

Overview of State-related ICWA Laws

By |2023-02-14T13:35:19-06:00February 14th, 2023|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , |

By Ariana King, Graduate Assistant Last November, the Supreme Court heard the case of Haaland v. Brackeen*, which challenges the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). Long considered a gold standard in child welfare, ICWA prioritizes keeping Native children in out-of-home care with Native families first before looking to non-Native families for foster care or [...]

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April 2022

The Color of Child Welfare

By |2022-04-29T13:34:06-05:00April 28th, 2022|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: |

“The racial disproportionality in our system tells its own story. We tend to value some people more than others; we see some people's love for their children as more valid and valuable than others. Racism and messaging about race  and families reinforce the negative, biased beliefs that drive our current system. We're [...]

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May 2016

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Will Support Educational Needs of Children in Foster Care

By |2016-12-01T19:32:50-06:00May 26th, 2016|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , |

The passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) that has been known as No Child Left Behind since 2002, will usher in key provisions to support the educational needs of children and youth in foster care. When children are placed foster care, their school [...]

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February 2016

MSW IV-E Fellows attend UMD Winter Institute

By |2016-12-01T19:32:52-06:00February 25th, 2016|Categories: Field Notes|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

On Tuesday, February 23rd, eight MSW IV-E Fellows attended the University of Minnesota - Duluth School of Social Work's Winter Institute in Hinckley, Minnesota.  This year's topic was Addressing American Indian Child Welfare Policy and Practice in Minnesota.  Over 260 child welfare practitioners from around the state of Minnesota, representing 19 counties, 7 tribal agencies, [...]

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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

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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