Children's Monitor Online
A Public Policy Update from the Child Welfare League of America

 
 
Vol. 22, Issue 25: 6/29/2009: Tri-Committee Discussion Draft Includes Home Visiting Legislation, Samuels Chosen as ACYF Commissioner, Committees Work on Health Reform, with October Target, Addressing Disproportionality and Disparities in Child Welfare, $6 Billion of CHIP Funds Released, Appropriations Update, CWLA Posts White House Conference Survey on Prevention, Letter Clarifies Medicaid, CHIP Provisions of Recovery Package, Key Upcoming Dates for Congress,

Vol. 22, Issue 24: 6/22/2009: CWLA Posts White House Conference Survey on Prevention, HHS Releases Study of National Child Abuse Registry, More Home Visiting Legislation Introduced, HELP Committee Begins Health Care Debate, Finance Committee Delays, House Committee Release Draft Health Plan, Former Senators Release Bipartisan Health Reform Proposal, Cosponsors Needed on Bill to Protect Medicaid Rehab and TCM Services, Appropriations Update, House Education and Labor Gets New Ranking Member, Key Upcoming Dates for Congress,

Vol. 22, Issue 23: 6/15/2009: Key Committee Hearing on Home Visiting, Health Reform Progressing: More Details, Some Legislative Language, Senator Stabenow Reintroduces Bill for Medicaid Rehab and TCM Services, Appropriations Update: New Allocations Released, Key Upcoming Dates for Congress,

Vol. 22, Issue 22: 6/8/2009: Home Visiting Legislation Introduced, Hearing Set, HELP Committee Releases More Details of Health Reform Plan, Bill Reintroduced to Help Young Adults with Serious Mental Illness, Cindy Mann Appointed to Key CMS Position, Symposium Highlights Convention on the Rights of the Child, House Acts on Federal Employee Family Leave Bill, Appropriations Update, Forum Considers Impact of the Economic Crisis on Children, Key Upcoming Dates for Congress, Correction,

Vol. 22, Issue 21: 6/1/2009: Congress Returns for Summer Sprint, Examining Appropriations, Congressional Committees to Debate Health Reform, CWLA Submits Comments on Medicaid TCM Regulation, HHS Announces Tribal Consultation on Head Start, HHS Issues Interim Final Rule on Use of TANF Carry-Over Funds, $75 Million Available to States to Expand Health Insurance Coverage, Key Upcoming Dates for Congress,

Vol. 22, Issue 20: 5/26/2009: Congress Examines Abusive and Deadly Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Schools, Deadline Approaches for Comment on Rescinding Medicaid TCM Regulation, Capitol Hill Gets Updates on the National Children's Study, New Report Covers Latino Youth in the Justice System, Key Upcoming Dates for Congress,

Vol. 22, Issue 19: 5/18/2009: Administration Releases Complete Details on Budget, Budget Proposes Community-Based Innovation, CWLA Submits Comments on New Tribal Title IV-E, CWLA Shares Recommendations for Health Reform, Strengthening Communities Fund Offers Capacity-Building Grants, Key Upcoming Dates for Congress,

Vol. 22, Issue 18: 5/11/2009: Carmen Nazario to Lead Administration for Children and Families, Obama FY 2010 Budget Hopeful for Child Welfare, Mandatory Funding for Home Visiting Included in Budget, Spending Plans for Health Reform and Medicaid, Kinship Navigator and Other Fostering Connections Grants Posted, HHS Seeks to Partially Rescind Medicaid TCM Regulation, Request for Information on Parity Law, The Path to Juvenile Justice Reform, Senator Landrieu Introduces Mentoring Legislation, Key Upcoming Dates for Congress,

Vol. 22, Issue 17: 5/4/2009: Sebelius Becomes 21st HHS Secretary, Landrieu Reintroduces Legislation to Hold White House Conference on Children and Youth, Add Your Support to Loan Forgiveness Letter---Deadline is May 5, Budget Resolutions Adopted, Appropriations Begin, Senate Finance Continues Efforts from Health Reform Roundtables, NSDUH Report on Children Living with Substance-Dependent or Substance-Abusing Parents, Child Care Advocates Plan Mother's Day Greetings for First Lady, CWLA Supports National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day, May 7, Key Upcoming Dates for Congress,

Vol. 22, Issue 16: 4/27/2009: Sebelius Approved by Senate Finance Committee, Vote Set For Tuesday, HHS Posts States' FMAP and IV-E Rates under Recovery Package, Budget Resolutions Should Be Settled Quickly, CWLA Weighs In on Home Visiting, Baucus and Kennedy Aim for June Health Reform Markup, CWLA Supports National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day, May 7, Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act Information Update, Key Upcoming Dates for Congress,

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