GAO Report Highlights Ed Problems For Foster Homeless Youth
The resource kit released by the Education Department follows a report by the GAO earlier this month, Actions Needed to Improve Access to Federal Financial Assistance for Homeless and Foster Youth (GAO-16-343: May 19,
Foster Youth Go To Congress
From May 22 through May 27 more than 100 young people participated in “Shadow Day,” an event that matches youth in foster care with a member of the House of Representatives. Young people in
Successful Youth Transition Focus of Briefing
On Monday, May 23 as part of the ongoing efforts to talk about foster care for Foster Care Month, Youth Villages and the American Youth Policy Forum sponsored a briefing, Scaling Up active practices for
Panels Discuss Predictive Analytics In Child Protection and Child Welfare
On Thursday, May 17 the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) focused on, Preventing Harm to Children through Predictive Analytics.
A somewhat formal definition of predictive analytics would define it as a practice of taking data and
Senators Examine Child Welfare-Juvenile Justice Link
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee, as part of National Foster Care Month held a hearing, Supporting Youth in the Foster Care and Juvenile Justice Systems. In opening the hearing Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA) said
Mathmatica Hold Panel Discussion on Evidence
On Wednesday, May 17, Mathematica, a policy research think tank, hosted a National Foster Care Month briefing, Welfare Through Prevention: An Evidence-Based Perspective. The presentation including remarks by Kimberly Boller, Mathematica, Matthew Stagner, Mathematica, Becky
House Subcommittee Discusses Substance Use and Evidence
On Wednesday, May 17 the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources held their own hearing on the substance-abuse issue and the relationship to child welfare. It follows last week’s Senate Finance Committee hearing
Davis-Young Amendment Prioritizes Parent-Incarceration Drug Treatment
The House adopted an amendment offered by Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL) and Congressman Todd Young (R-IN), (and endorsed by CWLA), that will allow Justice Department funded substance abuse treatment diversion grants to focus on parents
Briefing With Dr Phil Becomes Hearing On Better Drug Treatment Strategy
Thursday a Capitol Hill briefing featuring Dr. Phil McGraw became more like a Capitol Hill hearing as he discussed the heroin/opioid use epidemic and its impact on the child welfare.
The briefing sponsored by the House
House Subcommittee Moves TANF Reauthorization
On Wednesday, April 11, House Ways and Means Committee began a markup on a package of bills that may result in a reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). House Republicans are promoting
Senate Finance Focuses on Evidence-Based Programs
On Tuesday, May 10, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on evidenced-based programs and strategies in human services. In his opening remarks Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) highlighted the substance abuse Regional Partnership Grants (RPGs)
Briefing Highlight Strategies to Recruit Foster Parents
On Wednesday, May 11 the Congressional Coalition on Adoptions Institute (CCAI) along with Fostering Media Connections in conjunction with the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth hosted a Capitol Hill briefing, Recruiting Top-notch Caregivers and Foster
Appropriations Update
The House leadership may try to pass a budget resolution this week and were engaging the rank and file on the possibilities. They are once again considering a side-bill that would cut $30 billion in
May Is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
May is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. In recognition of that, last Wednesday, May 4, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancies highlighted that day as National Day to Prevent Teen
Third Briefing Continues Focus on Substance Use
The Senate Caucus on Foster Youth held the third of its Congressional Briefing Series, Part Three: Promising Solutions for the Future: What Can Be Done to Meet Child and Family Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Runaway And Homeless Youth Program Supporters Hopeful
On Wednesday May 4, the National Network for Youth and the True Colors Fund sponsored a Capitol Hill briefing in support of a reauthorization of the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act. The
Senators Ask HHS, Education Departments Help on Foster Care Education
Last week a bipartisan group of Senators joined onto a letter to HHS and the Department of Education calling on the two departments to implement new provisions in the new reauthorization of the Elementary and
President Proclaims National Foster Care Month
On April 28, the President signed a proclamation recognizing May as national foster care month.
The President said in his proclamation:
“The success of our country tomorrow depends on the well-being of our children today. As
Education and the Workforce Takes Up CAPTA Legislation
On Thursday, April 28, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce approved HR 4843, a bill to amend requirements around the “safe care” plans as described in the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Committee Marks Up House Version of Drug Legislation
On Wednesday and Thursday, April 27 and 28, the House Energy and Commerce passed a series of 11 bills in response to the opioid/heroin addiction problem. The bills ranged from a new GAO report to
CWLA Holds Successful Advocacy Summit
APRIL IS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH
For three days CWLA members engaged in active discussions, met with their congressional representatives and participated in forums that dealt with the serious issues of child fatalities, the
CWLA Members Discuss Commission On Child Fatalities Findings
On Monday, April 18, CWLA members focused on the National Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities. Dr. David Sanders Ph.D., Chairman of the Commission, Executive Vice President, Casey Family Programs, presented some of
The Child Welfare Workforce
During the Capitol Hill Day, while CWLA members handed out Hot Topics on key policy issues, members could also break to attend a briefing that focused on the significance of the child welfare workforce.
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CWLA Members Discuss Substance Use With Hill, States and Programs
After the Tuesday evening dinner with Commissioner Lopez and reporter Christopher Walker, on Wednesday, April 20, CWLA members wrapped-up with a morning session focused on the substance use issue.
With Congress continuing its focus on the